Example Sentences

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Illumina had retained an investment in Grail after the spinoff.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The Lebanese nationals living in Syria had retained their citizenship, but made the area around Qusayr their home, living and working alongside local Sunni residents.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

It said some tenants had retained their tenancies while spending time in care homes, possibly giving a false impression of how long their homes were empty.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

As independent journalists, both assert that they had retained the copyrights and never “executed any work-for-hire agreements” or transferred their intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

It was something Bitter would do, almost as if the hands had retained some memory of her mother.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi