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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retain .
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Examples
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Even today, the term retains some clarity when used in roughly that way.
Between fundamentalism and modernism Mike L 2007
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Even today, the term retains some clarity when used in roughly that way.
Archive 2007-09-01 Mike L 2007
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But to those in or covering political life, the phrase retains its earlier connotation, whether about working women with families or about presidential budgets: “everything at once.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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But to those in or covering political life, the phrase retains its earlier connotation, whether about working women with families or about presidential budgets: “everything at once.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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This would be a time limited contract where the artist retains the copy right but the label retains the profit rights, until the contract ends and the artist is free to go someplace else.
AfterDawn.com 2010
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For me the carbon does penetrate better, and again retains shape, so I stuck with them.
Which arrow is better for penetration aluminum or carbon fiber 2009
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If nobody correctly picks the two quotes, Robin retains the title.
Archive 2009-12-06 Tyler 2009
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One reason I like keeping a blog is merely for that fact that my brain retains memory like an elephant.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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If nobody correctly picks the two quotes, Robin retains the title.
Things My Co-Workers and I Say: The Game Tyler 2009
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For me the carbon does penetrate better, and again retains shape, so I stuck with them.
Which arrow is better for penetration aluminum or carbon fiber 2009
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