retain
Example Sentences
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“Great games retain their playability over time, and publishers will act accordingly,” van Dreunen said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Despite the national veneration of units like Vizirenko’s, Ukraine has struggled to recruit and retain fighters, with about 200,000 listed as absent without leave, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told the country’s parliament in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Top parliament official Sabine Verheyen said the EU needed "robust concept mechanisms so creators retain control over their own image, voice" and more.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Those studies similarly found that disrupting sensory regions of the brain interfered with the ability to learn and retain new motor skills.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Even now, in the midst of a full-fledged crisis, Katherine has managed to retain her deportment.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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