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verb
stay the same; remain in a certain state
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
"He remained unmoved by her tears"
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verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
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"The hostility remained long after they made up"
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verb
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
"There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"
"Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"