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conserve

[kuhn-surv, kon-surv, kuhn-surv] / kənˈsɜrv, ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /


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Chatham Historic Dockyard will conserve the masts, following a campaign for them to stay in Kent, as they technically remained property of the US government.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

While the state is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, it’s lagging in its efforts to conserve 30% of its coastal waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Soldiers flew drones during limited windows and for half the maximum flight time to conserve battery and avoid losing them, and without full autonomy or any AI to assist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The long-forgotten experiment at Tanjil Bren has taught us that there are options available for managing our forests beyond clearfelling that can contribute to the societal demand for wood, maintain carbon stocks, and conserve biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

His blood stops flowing to his fingers and toes, his hands and feet, his arms and legs, to conserve blood for the heart and brain.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Messi conserves his energy for when it matters.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

But his enduring legacy is the Endangered Species Act, which protects species designated as endangered or threatened and conserves the ecosystems on which they depend.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

The use of plastic in agriculture undeniably conserves important resources.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023

In contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental impacts throughout a product's life.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023

We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Its presence across these major animal groups suggests that the arrangement emerged early in tetrapod evolution and has remained largely conserved.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

As of June, California had conserved 27.1% of its land and 21.9% of its coastal waters, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

After major credit-ratings firms downgraded Whirlpool’s debt to junk status, it raised money by selling new shares, and conserved money by suspending the dividend it had paid for 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

If properly conserved, they can last for hundreds of years.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Pecola still held her stomach muscles taut and conserved her breath.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Instead of conserving energy efficiently, their cells appeared to be operating in a more energy-intensive state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

While the state is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, it’s lagging in its efforts to conserve 30% of its coastal waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It set 23 targets for halting and reversing nature loss by 2030, including reducing pollution, protecting threatened species and conserving 30 percent of the world's land and oceans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Neither study questions the value of protected areas for conserving biodiversity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

In California, we were always worried about droughts, always conserving water.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour


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