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conserve

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


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OpenAI’s Greg Brockman and his wife donated $5.5 million to conserve land near famed Big Bear eagles’ nest as Jackie remains in critical care.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The latest results highlight a pronounced turnaround for Intel, which just two years ago had to suspend its dividend and conduct massive layoffs as it looked to conserve cash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Of course, within those strictures, conservatives may refine and advance as well as conserve, as Mr. Alexander’s score card attests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Since World War One, the US has set its clocks forward during the summer to have more daylight in the afternoon and to conserve electricity.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

However, in line with international norms, citrus-based conserves will need to be distinguished as a separate type of product, and will have to be sold using the new legal name "citrus marmalade".

From BBC Apr. 2, 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 directed network architecture we see in humans is more powerful and conserves resources because more independent neurons can handle different tasks simultaneously," Peng explains.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

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

From Salon Jul. 25, 2023

The program reduces pollution and conserves natural resources.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

It raised the height of a dam to double its storage, built the desalination plant and acquired rights to a trove of conserved Colorado River water from a desert farming district.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

"Over a century later, it is emerging as an elegantly conserved mechanism at the heart of mitochondrial biology. This biophysical process offers a simple and energy efficient means to distribute the mitochondrial genome."

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

This conserved our energy and vastly increased our chances of getting up Everest, but I found it hugely unsatisfying.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

By conserving these leopards, we are not only saving an iconic predator, but also preserving an evolutionary legacy shaped over thousands of years by one of the most distinctive landscapes on the African continent.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

A row is growing over the potential cull of Dartmoor's hill ponies as campaigners warn Natural England's approach to conserving the landscape could "devastate" the endangered breed.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The project will also advance California’s goal of conserving 30% of the state’s land and coastal waters by 2030, the governor’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

Instead, it has become an exercise in conserving energy and managing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

We could cure Daoud right now, or we could try to save more people—like my parents—by conserving every drop and diluting it....But in doing so, we might end up with nothing.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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