as in maintenance
the act of keeping something or someone
The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.
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Recent Examples of retention
Proper preparation strengthens scalability, team continuity, and client retention, while also increasing enterprise value.
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Matt Emma, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Outsourced reports consistently strong staff retention, and says its focus on employee engagement supports stability and continuity for enterprise clients.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The new definition would include grants for industry research and equipment; scholarships, apprenticeships and career training; recruitment of out-of-state companies and workers; and development of infrastructure and projects aimed at business retention and expansion.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Recruitment and retention Wages are impeding both recruitment and retention within the department, Veit said.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Matt Emma, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Outsourced reports consistently strong staff retention, and says its focus on employee engagement supports stability and continuity for enterprise clients.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The new definition would include grants for industry research and equipment; scholarships, apprenticeships and career training; recruitment of out-of-state companies and workers; and development of infrastructure and projects aimed at business retention and expansion.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Recruitment and retention Wages are impeding both recruitment and retention within the department, Veit said.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
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At the present time, with reusable rockets that require little maintenance (other that refueling) between launches, launch costs are finally coming down to approach the $1000 per kg milestone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Engineers plan to use a modern steel enclosure system, similar to the one installed at K East, to better protect the reactor structure from wind, sand, and freeze-thaw cycles while lowering long-term maintenance costs.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lynch retaining seems likely, but Bella’s presence brings nostalgia and star power for the international audience.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gun ownership in Mexico is tightly restricted.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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For Huang, the journey from earning a few dollars an hour as a Denny’s dishwasher to a net worth of about $157 billion, thanks to a 3% company ownership, is likely bittersweet to look back on.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Meyer does not have universal support in a fractured player and agent community.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The support for signaling an openness to a potential rate hike appears to be a significant shift from previous meetings.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The project also required coordinated operation between the large heat pump and the mechanical vapor recompression unit across all operating phases, with system integration and process control designed to ensure stable and efficient performance under varying production conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to analysts, China is walking a fine line between encouraging domestic development of AI models and maintaining strict controls on how those models are used.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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