preservation
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Back then, it was about critiquing Black art for Black art’s sake and its possibilities, when today critical discussions seem to urgently hinge on Black art for the sake of its preservation.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
The agency has $5 million for tribal cultural resource preservation, and plans to launch a tribal advisory committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The researchers say future studies should examine fossil deposits from a wider range of locations, environments, and preservation conditions in the search for evidence of early animals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The common link seems to be Daisy Wolcott, a wealthy eccentric who devoted her life and fortune to the discovery and preservation of obscure vegetation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As in a polar expedition, every expression of life must serve only the preservation of existence, and is absolutely focused on that.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, also said it is important for civilian preservations to be spared, in line with international humanitarian law.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
The controversial, billion-dollar project pits a diverse group of activists, preservations, and local residents against Koike, the metropolitan government, and real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The huia vanished before field-recording technologies existed, but a version of its song has survived by means of an eerie series of preservations: a sound fossil.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
Urban critics describe the flagpole as proof of state mismanagement of everything from preservations of historic treasures to maintenance of basic infrastructure.
From Reuters ● Feb. 8, 2015
In the history upon which Jacob looks back, the inferior angels do not appear at all as taking any part in all the preservations of Jacob.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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