maintain
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In a report to the UN Security Council seen by AFP, Guterres said it would be necessary to maintain peacekeepers in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at year-end.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“It’s unclear how voluntary this will stay and how voluntary it will be in practice as the AI labs try to maintain good relationships with the U.S. government,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The Genius Act provides regulators with a robust arsenal of tools to ensure that stablecoins maintain their one-to-one peg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
More than a decade later, however, that early success appears increasingly difficult to maintain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
It seems pointless to maintain that Aristotle and his followers were deficient in common sense, or deficient in experience of how the world goes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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