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retention

[ri-ten-shuhn] / rɪˈtɛn ʃən /




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Graduation and retention rates make up by far the biggest weight in the rankings, but that may encourage colleges to inflate grades to ensure that unqualified applicants that they admit still graduate.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t think so, not without some significant changes” that boost the number of marine-academy graduates and improve industry job retention, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This gives us a foundation to explore future genetic or systems biology interventions that could improve retention or even enable biotransformation."

From Science Daily

The increase in wage is going to make it harder to remain competitive and I would imagine cause issues with recruitment and retention.

From BBC

Jurisdiction: Again, make sure the VPN provider isn’t located in a country with mandatory data retention laws or one that has signed up to international data sharing.

From Salon