maintain
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Iron ore will maintain its strong supply and weak demand fundamentals over the next month with prices likely in the range between 600 yuan and 735 yuan a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It works alongside the blood circulatory system to maintain healthy conditions throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"If they're going to maintain that presence here, they need to follow the rules. Otherwise, it's hard to feel like we can move forward together."
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
City, under new head coach Enzo Maresca, arrive at Anfield continuing to maintain their innocence after launching an appeal against the decision of an independent commission to deliver a guilty verdict.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Celia cannot imagine how much power and skill it would take not only to construct such a thing but to maintain it as well.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
This global system maintains communications with spacecraft traveling throughout the solar system and beyond, while also supporting radar measurements and radio astronomy research.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
This comes as Tehran maintains a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy and fertilizer transit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
SpaceX maintains that it can improve upon the status quo, combining terrestrial and satellite service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Citi raises its target price to HK$57.90 from HK$56.50 and maintains a buy rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Soviet Union maintains an active program of unmanned planetary exploration.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Since the band split, frontman Bernard Fanning has maintained a solo career while bassist John Collins has gone on to open two of Brisbane's largest live music venues.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
On average, they maintained their prescribed foot angles to within approximately one degree.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mamdani thus far seems to have successfully maintained his focus on making New York affordable, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Jair Bolsonaro, his family and allies have maintained his innocence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
As a result of Spassky’s letter, Bobby never spoke to Petra again, but he accepted his friend’s apology and maintained cordial relations with Spassky.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
SAL said it has a responsibility to safeguard both the singer’s legacy and the people involved in maintaining it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
"By creating a device that can be injected rather than surgically implanted, we are making these therapies simpler, safer, and more accessible, while still maintaining precise control over nerve activity."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mr. David’s rigidity includes an insistence on maintaining creative control of his projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And the region's leaders pushed throughout the summit this week for oceans and climate finance to be top of the agenda at COP31, as well as maintaining the 1.5C target.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
My goals mostly involved maintaining normalcy and stability, but those would never be Barack’s.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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