conserve
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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
A 2004 study also found that submetering led renters to conserve more water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The findings may also provide a valuable foundation for efforts to understand and conserve animal biodiversity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dad had promised him he could run through the sprinklers that afternoon even though the governor had asked everyone in the state to conserve water this summer.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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"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
The harbour is leased from East Lothian Council and managed by the volunteer-run North Berwick Harbour Trust charity, which maintains and conserves the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
Conversely, some people end up sleeping for long stretches when they have COVID, Al-Aly said, as the body conserves energy while it fights off the infection.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
In contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental impacts throughout a product's life.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023
We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The team found that caffeine appears to affect aging by tapping into a deeply conserved energy sensing system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“You’ll often read articles about conservation or about art that has been conserved and the name of the conservator is never mentioned.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
Pecola still held her stomach muscles taut and conserved her breath.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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From an evolutionary perspective, conserving energy during periods of intense physical activity probably protected our ancestors from starvation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
A recent survey by Susquehanna Polling and Research found that 77 percent of likely voters believe that "conserving national forests and other roadless lands for current and future generations" is paramount.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Neither study questions the value of protected areas for conserving biodiversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Natural sound, Bacquelé added, is an an important part of our own connection to nature and is worth conserving.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
To steady the boys, Moch began to chant their newest rowing mantra in time with the stroke—“Save, Save, Save”—reminding them that this was all about conserving power.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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