maintaining
Example Sentences
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It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"Scotland already has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio and smallest class sizes anywhere in the UK, and ministers are committed to at least maintaining this ratio over the lifetime of this parliament."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Scientists have long recognized that maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of breast cancer prevention.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Major stock index providers are divided on quickly including massive IPOs like SpaceX into benchmarks, with S&P Global maintaining strict rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In addition, they said that society depended on women maintaining the domestic sphere—the home—which provided a refuge from the stresses of the outside world.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
