retain
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Cooking vessels often retain traces of burned food and charcoal on their interiors.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Both Target and Walmart have cut prices on thousands of items over recent months in an effort to retain consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Can Arsenal retain the Premier League title they won for the first time in 22 years last season?
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The study, published in the journal Nature, said the organoids "recorded the passage of time and retain a memory of the developmental steps already performed".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
I suppose I have a considerable organ of veneration, for I retain yet the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
"So this retains the biodegradability," she added, declining to reveal further details of the patented process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
I note that the Model Y retains a conventional turn-signal stalk, while previous designs, like Cybertruck, placed the turn-signal controller on the steering wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
While the tribe no longer needs BIA approval for each energy-related lease or agreement, the Interior Department still retains some oversight, and interested parties can petition for compliance review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Despite opinion polls registering a fall in Vladimir Putin's domestic approval ratings, Russia's president – Mr Muratov believes - retains a tight grip on power.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
During digestion, a body only retains the elements that are useful to it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Information carried by a rapidly moving light wave can be transferred to much slower sound waves, where it is temporarily retained, and then converted back into light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Built in 1953, the home has retained the charm of its original details alongside the benefit of modern improvements.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Netherlands' Lorena Wiebes retained the leader's green jersey with victory on stage two in Lancashire.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
CD&R committed $400 million in fresh capital and took a haircut on the debt it acquired, but retained control despite the bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But although he became the most respected scientist of his time, Boyle retained his retiring, modest nature and declined many honours.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Ownership decisions also can lead to signing or retaining star players as teams hope to contend for championships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The future of a team often hinges on retaining its highest-paying sponsor.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Simplifying the steering system was an important part of achieving that size while retaining propulsion based on photon recoil.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The vegetables should become deeply soft and jammy while retaining a little texture; you are not trying to cook them into a completely smooth paste.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
It was the same size and shape as the retaining pond in his own neighborhood.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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