preserve
Example Sentences
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Allies say she remains undecided but is taking steps to preserve the option of a campaign.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
A revised scheme might do several things at once: minimize the visual impact on the executive residence itself, decrease the addition’s height, and shrink its footprint to preserve the axis to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“This investment of $360 million is to build, preserve and enhance affordable housing across Los Angeles,” Jurado said at a news conference in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The PRA was established not only to preserve presidential materials as a matter of historical record, but for transparency.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
There are few surviving accounts detailing the relationship, but it was likely an arranged marriage: youths—Mollie was only fifteen at the time—pressed together to preserve a vanishing way of life.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing preserve
The Bill of Rights
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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