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"have retained" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used as the present perfect tense of the verb "retain", which means to keep or continue to have something. Example: The company's new policy requires employees to have retained their receipts for all business expenses. In this sentence, "have retained" shows that the action of keeping receipts is ongoing and started in the past. It also implies that employees are expected to continue keeping their receipts in the future.
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Could he have retained him?
Two have retained pollsters.
Those that have retained it have stagnated.
This is a power they have retained.
The two countries have retained close ties.
Only gorillas have retained their reputations intact.
The men have retained a certain dignity.
Yet several insurgent factions have retained control.
Some scandal-tarnished stars have retained their value.
The Jets have retained a realistic outlook regarding the playoffs.
They have retained virtually every patent lawyer in South Africa.
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