How to pronounce retained

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“retained” in real sentences

911 clips in the index · 129 American · 782 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. interpret retained EU law.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 50:46 · hear it here

  2. is generated and retained.

    NTSB · watch from 151:23 · hear it here

  3. brought on and somehow retained.

    NIST · watch from 4:12 · hear it here

  4. market drugs that generate huge cash flows and retained earnings and this retained earnings enables firms

    Dept of Justice · watch from 36:16 · hear it here

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