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Even with the price hike, “Apple is likely to maintain strong Mac sales, though matching the June quarter’s 29% year-over-year growth will be challenging,” Naranjo said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Mammals feed their young with milk, birds protect and maintain nests, and ants tend developing larvae.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Many maintain the opposite is true, especially with regard to inclusive content.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The firm has been involved in blockbuster deals this year and Saeed said she fears that if it grew too big it would be hard to maintain the same quality of work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I’m mildly surprised; I’ve never seen her smoke in the retiring room before, but maybe that was just her wanting to maintain a professional remove from the people who report to her.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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He maintains this isn't about usurping existing councils, but rather giving them a "booster pack".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
RHB maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian plantation sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The company, which maintains a Hollywood office, said the changes are necessary to “put our business on a path to profitable and sustainable growth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
He now maintains their relationship was limited to the movie.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Astrology maintains that the gravitational attraction of the planets at the time of one’s birth somehow has an effect on one’s personality.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Hearn has maintained that he merely touched material that was already separating from the surface and did not cause any damage.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The remaining participants also maintained their normal routines but received one avocado to eat every day.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Delangue said he hopes that legal frameworks are maintained to recognise this and to make sure that the companies that make mistakes leading to the hacks are "accountable."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
RBC said the interest-rate backdrop is the biggest risk, but they maintained their 12-month S&P 500 target at 8,150.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The local press in Monroe County and Mobile had demonized Walter and had defiantly maintained that his conviction was reliable and his execution necessary.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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"We recognise that any increase in charges is unwelcome, but the costs associated with operating and maintaining our car parks have increased," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The results indicate that maintaining predictable daily rhythms could be a simple way to support health, particularly for older adults dealing with insomnia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
SoFi on Wednesday also raised its full-year outlook for adjusted net revenue to between $4.75 billion and $4.85 billion, up from $4.65 billion, while maintaining other targets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A year ago, the company paid $1.48 a share, also maintaining a 50% payout ratio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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