maintain
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While AI can sometimes mimic human behavior, its ability to maintain attention appears to operate very differently from the way people do.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Both Mills and Saxbe stress that men should be paying attention to symptoms of low testosterone — such as depression and low libido — rather than trying to reach or maintain an ideal number.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Those concerns have coincided with staffing reductions and budget pressures that have raised questions about the agency’s ability to maintain data quality over time.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
President Trump has held off on approving the package as he presses his administration to maintain a conciliatory tone toward Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Not only did Gertie maintain her identity, but she brought her husband with her to Carville as well.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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