maintaining
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"We are a great country for maintaining public order. We allow freedom of assembly, but not excesses," he said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Most apes devoted a large share of their grooming time to a small number of preferred partners while maintaining less intensive relationships with many others.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The first challenge for a company of HP’s size is maintaining access to memory, regardless of price.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Use the monopoly of force to promote happiness, by maintaining public order and curbing violence.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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