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conserve

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


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He said the island's pub, The Tavern, had closed toilets and removed bath plugs to help conserve supplies.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Roman used far less fuel than expected during its first course correction, carried additional propellant at launch, and is projected to conserve even more during its second mid-course correction and orbital insertion.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The waterway is set to reduce daily traffic from 36 to 32 ships a day in an effort to conserve water amid a severe drought likely to last until mid-2027.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The U.S. military has taken steps to conserve its interceptor stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

There had been no real opportunity to conserve energy.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

He scans the pitch before receiving possession, waits patiently for the right opportunity and conserves energy until the moment arrives.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The registered nonprofit, backed by grants from organizations and individuals, is the only group outside a hospital setting in Uganda that conserves breast milk in substantial amounts.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 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

Divers from the expedition brought the pots up to the surface, where they are now being carefully conserved after so many thousands of years underwater.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

And if he’s conserved his energy, like that eagle might conserve for a hunt, this is the time to let it fly.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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

After adding more than a million acres in the last year, California is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, officials announced Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

From an evolutionary perspective, conserving energy during periods of intense physical activity probably protected our ancestors from starvation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I cut down my visits, conserving the game, and watched them.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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