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retention

[ri-ten-shuhn] / rɪˈtɛn ʃən /




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Working with the council’s leadership, Bass negotiated an expensive pay package with the city’s police union, hiking starting salaries while offering raises and retention bonuses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Some analysts say the real warning sign won’t necessarily appear in revenue growth, but in slowing net new store additions, rising closure rates, or deteriorating franchisee retention.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The company reported a net dollar retention rate of 139%, up from 136% the previous quarter and the highest rate in over two years.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Importantly, they did not detect signs of fluid retention or anemia, which are known concerns with the added drug component.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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