- present tense form of maintain (3rd person singular).
maintains
Example Sentences
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The Scottish government maintains that Glasgow still builds more small satellites than anywhere else in Europe.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He maintains that club play before age 12 and expensive showcases before late high school are mostly unnecessary cash grabs by for-profit companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The brokerage maintains the stock’s buy rating, but lowers the target price to 3,300.00 rupiah from IDR3,600.00 to partly reflect a potentially longer timeline for value-unlocking of Telkom InfraCo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hong Leong maintains its neutral rating on Malaysia’s banking sector, with Public Bank its top defensive pick for 4Q.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Christian Union has bought and maintains new evangelical student centers at Brown, Princeton, and Cornell, and has plans to establish a center on every Ivy League campus.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
