- present participle of maintain.
maintaining
Example Sentences
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The Marin County District Attorney’s Office opposed the parole board’s decision, maintaining that Wade is still dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Trump has long portrayed AI as crucial for maintaining America's technological, economic and security lead over China, whose President Xi Jinping is due to visit the White House next week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The researchers also found links to senescence-related programs in microglia, immune cells in the brain that play important roles in maintaining brain health and responding to damage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Kia is maintaining solid sales momentum, driven by hybrid vehicles in the U.S. and battery-electric vehicles in Europe, despite challenges from higher tariffs and the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
