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
Canada is part of an information-sharing alliance known as the Five Eyes Alliance, and the country does have mandatory data retention laws.
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PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
The data tells us that companies with mentorship programs have higher retention rates.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Martinez said the online retention schedule, created by working with state officials to comply with the Illinois Records Act, mandates the clerk store CityKey documents submitted online for three years after the ID expires.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This concern is particularly acute given that talent acquisition and retention rank among the top three priorities for CEOs, according to The Conference Board's C-Suite Outlook 2025: Seizing the Future report.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
The data tells us that companies with mentorship programs have higher retention rates.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Martinez said the online retention schedule, created by working with state officials to comply with the Illinois Records Act, mandates the clerk store CityKey documents submitted online for three years after the ID expires.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This concern is particularly acute given that talent acquisition and retention rank among the top three priorities for CEOs, according to The Conference Board's C-Suite Outlook 2025: Seizing the Future report.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
Noun
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Although predictive maintenance mostly helps operational efficiency and cost control, its influence also reaches customer experience.—
Kalyan Gottipati,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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According to the complaint, Hamoud was hired as a bus operator at the agency in 2010 and then transferred to facilities maintenance in 2019.—
Natalie Demaree,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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Nunes took ownership of the 145-pound crown with a first-round knockout of Cris Cyborg, who had not tasted defeat in over 13 years.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Sony Music Publishing will take ownership of Hipgnosis Songs Group, Variety has confirmed.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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This story was produced with financial support from the Esserman Family Foundation in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Nationally, Democrats have been ceding union support to Republicans, a loss that proved pivotal to President Donald Trump’s election in November.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Swift’s management of her career has been touted as a model to reduce the structural inefficiencies in music licensing and broadcasting, to promote equity sharing with record labels, and to give artists in general more control over their creative work.—
Time,
Time,
5 June 2025
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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