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Recent Examples of retainer While many patients assume that retainers are only necessary for a few years after braces or Invisalign treatment, Saad's video emphasizes that stopping retainer use can lead to gradual shifting over time, undoing many months and years of expensive orthodontic work. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 My primary revenue streams include [list current income sources, e.g., coaching, digital products, memberships, courses, speaking, sponsorships, etc.], and my clients typically pay [upfront, on retainer, invoiced with X-day terms, etc.]. Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 While some commenters on Instagram expressed surprise at the idea of wearing retainers indefinitely or stories about how their own teeth have stayed aligned despite binning their retainers years ago, others shared their experiences of teeth shifting after discontinuing use. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Earlier this year, Gersh announced the signing of two such retainer clients: Newton Golf and Slingshot. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retainer
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Noun
  • The document emphasizes the pope as a servant of Christ and bishop of Rome, rather than a worldly sovereign.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There is no greater goal than to hear, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant’ from Jesus.
    Maureen Mackey, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Such understanding needs to be there for employees with and without children.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Sikes is survived by his wife, Amber, who is also an employee of the sheriff’s office in Columbia County, Georgia.
    Jason Volack, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Later, a tracking shot outside the Bennets’ house at night glides from window to window, glimpsing the parents, then the sisters in their rooms, and also one of the maids walking up a flight of stairs singing a love song to herself.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.
    Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The official number of workers in China’s cities last year was 473.45 million.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dealing with financial uncertainty.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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