- present participle of retain.
retaining
Example Sentences
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Instead, some people may experience pronounced signs of aging while also retaining biological traits that help protect against many of its harmful consequences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
LIV bosses are looking to expand events from 57 to 75 players, have Monday qualifying events and introduce halfway cuts while retaining a team aspect.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In fact, he kept at it in retirement, retaining an office at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study where he focused on writing a definitive history of the early days of the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The RBA has permitted this to some extent, saying that it also wanted to focus on retaining as many jobs as it could through the inflation surge that followed the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As the horses were midway down the first pass through the homestretch, the crowd suddenly gushed over the infield retaining fence ten feet inside the track rail.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
