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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a retained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to something that has been kept or held onto, often in legal or business settings.
Example: "The company has a policy of a retained earnings approach to reinvest profits back into the business."
Alternatives: "a kept" or "a maintained".
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A retained placenta occurred in 1.8%.
MGR had a retained profit of nearly £9m in 2002.
During subsequent recrystallization annealing, a retained rolling texture was observed.
She had a retained placenta, which a midwife took out by hand, a strict medical no.
Melhuish, T. A. & Wotton, D. The Tgif2 gene contains a retained intron within the coding sequence.
And anyone with arsonphobia can sleep easy here; Rick is also a retained fireman.
A retained surgical sponge is a serious medical error that results in negative patient outcomes.
Radiofrequency (RF) technology has recently been introduced to evaluate for the presence of a retained sponge.
Impact of a retained instrument on treatment outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
A couple talk about his work as a retained firefighter and his conservancy of the island's historic buildings.
(c) Bubble plot showing the alterations in the inclusion levels of a retained intron for Celf1 across various developmental stages.
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