What does deletion policy refer to?
You could create a retention policy for two SharePoint site collections.
Go to Microsoft 365 admin center -> Compliance -> Information governance -> Retention policies -> New retention policy -> Enter name -> Choose Static type -> Turn on SharePoint sites -> Choose two sites you want to keep -> Retain items forever.
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