retain
verb (used with object)
to keep possession of.
has been retaining
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present perfect progressiveof retain (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Also, if you are or work for an employer that has been retaining workers by doing things right, I’d like to hear about it at [email protected].
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
Perhaps Gruters' most amazing feat has been retaining his existing power centers even as he's morphed into Trump's Florida point man.
From US News ● Mar. 14, 2016
