conserving

Example Sentences

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"Within days, however, Iran had shifted to smaller, more precisely targeted salvos, conserving remaining missiles and drones for specific high-value targets and concentrating fire where even near-misses cause significant damage."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

By using Mars' gravitational pull, mission planners were able to give the spacecraft a major boost while conserving valuable propellant for later stages of the mission.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“It’s about conserving gas and also trying to make sure I end up in a neighborhood where I can gas up for a sane price.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Both winners seemed to ease up at the end, conserving energy and turning in relatively slow times, doing just enough to qualify.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown