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Earlier this month, Kluska was much more optimistic about the trials after meeting with Mereo management, who were “very pleased” with trial retentions.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

He said his plan includes an increase in “investment in recruitment and retentions to rebuild our ranks and revitalize morale,” and pledged to reorganize the agency to create more opportunities for advancement.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

Another factor to consider is all three of their overseas spots have been covered by retentions, so they will sign three domestic players.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

The whistleblower said the purpose of the retentions department, which he worked in, was to “squeeze the money” from clients until they were down to “the last cent”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2020

In many instances these are retentions of positions assumed by the limbs of the fœtus in the course of evolution, and are therefore, in the adult, expressions of degeneracy.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.