preservation
Example Sentences
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Musk spent three days on the stand portraying himself as a selfless benefactor seeking to reconcile the advancement of AI with the preservation of humanity.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Projects on “Victorian poets,” a “German theologian,” a “German philosopher,” “British philosophers,” an “English philosopher and mathematician,” and an “Italian composer” were worthy of preservation.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Lauder said he admired the Met’s preservation of the Cloisters’ distinct identity and wants his museum to enjoy the same treatment after the merger.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"We don't often find skeletons with the head and body still attached, and the soft tissue preservation is an even rarer occurrence."
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
The other fork of the road — the one “less traveled by” — offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of our earth.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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