preservation

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Then, as women gained their legal independence, the state created a new rationale for the law—the preservation of marriage—and allowed women to sue, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Library film preservation specialists spent a week restoring the film reel frame-by-frame and digitizing it.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

This type of preservation is more commonly associated with famous Cambrian fossil sites such as the Burgess Shale in Canada.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Jonah’s mom works for a preservation society that protects Pennsylvania swamplands, and they hold a half-marathon along the marshes every August.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison