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preserve

[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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Scientists involved in the project said the international collaboration offered a rare opportunity to prevent the extinction of a unique plant lineage and preserve part of the natural heritage of the Juan Fernández archipelago.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The fossil may also preserve evidence of sensory organs in the skin.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Co-sponsored by a mix of Republicans and Democrats, the bill could help preserve the conference-based rights marketplace on which ESPN’s college-sports business depends.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Under the agreement, Dominion Energy Virginia will preserve its brand name, local leadership and regulatory oversight by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Foragers discounted the future because they lived from hand to mouth and could only preserve food or accumulate possessions with difficulty.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"Equal Earth preserves the relative surface areas of continents and, as much as possible, shows their shapes as they appear on a globe," one of the cartographers, Bojan Savric, told AFP in 2025.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Instead he prefers a single reminder to all that preserves team unity.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Children with gender distress often have other psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions, and the CMS action explicitly preserves funding for their mental-health services.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The fossil also preserves features on Urokodia's legs that may have served as book gills, allowing the animal to breathe underwater.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

He trailed along behind his mother as she hung wash out on the line, made strawberry preserves, scrubbed the bathroom floor.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

But on some occasions, he said, he had been told that records run by homes of different religious orders were "destroyed in floods, fires... only for it later to transpire that they have been preserved".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“SB 1392 establishes a carefully limited exemption for cars that are preserved, driven sparingly, and maintained as part of California’s automotive heritage.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“Scientific American” cautioned in 1939 that “as much water as possible must be preserved to replenish ground water storage.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Fossils from the site can be seen at the Montsec de Meià Interpretation Center in the town of Vilanova de Meià, where more than 100 exceptionally preserved specimens are on display.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

It takes more work than anything in this world to keep yourself well preserved.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

On its last earnings call, new Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson pledged “disciplined capital allocation, maintaining a strong balance sheet and preserving our investment grade credit rating.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

It is not only about preserving their hopes of silverware in a season without European football, but Chelsea are also a club that need as many competitive fixtures as possible.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Because existing therapies can have limitations and side effects, researchers are looking for new biological targets that could lead to more effective ways of preserving or rebuilding bone.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Rosales adores our pictures as much as we do, if not more, and “East of the River” confirms her boundless affection for the women whose likenesses and cultural contributions she’s devoted to preserving.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

I convinced them to open a DVD library in the corner of the store, like a public service preserving our cinematic history.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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