as in maintenance
the act of keeping something or someone
The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.
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This will not only ensure proper moisture retention but also prevent weeds.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024
However, there have been recent studies suggesting that RTO mandates hurt employee productivity and retention and hurt employee morale while failing to drive company value.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Rather, critics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest that he is mainly motivated by his own political survival and the retention of power as the head of state, tying Israel’s interests to his own.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2024
Fitzgerald — who has held leadership positions at Google’s employee resource group, which focuses on retention, progression and advancement of women executives — said shopping and searching have been transformed by disruption.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024
However, there have been recent studies suggesting that RTO mandates hurt employee productivity and retention and hurt employee morale while failing to drive company value.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Rather, critics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest that he is mainly motivated by his own political survival and the retention of power as the head of state, tying Israel’s interests to his own.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2024
Fitzgerald — who has held leadership positions at Google’s employee resource group, which focuses on retention, progression and advancement of women executives — said shopping and searching have been transformed by disruption.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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