- present tense form of maintain (3rd person singular).
maintains
Example Sentences
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Nomura cuts its target price for Hanwha to 56,000 won from 63,000 won and maintains a reduce rating on the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It remains their Holy Grail – but if Odegaard maintains his brilliant form then their chances of crossing a so far insurmountable barrier will increase hugely.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Scholarship Prep maintains more than 50 community partnerships to bring students experiencing homelessness the services they need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
DBS maintains its buy rating and target prices of 51.00 yuan for its Shanghai-listed shares and 55.00 Hong Kong dollars for its Hong Kong-listed shares, citing rising volume growth and high mining margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Is the explanation any more absurd than that accepted by those who believe the woman who maintains that she is the channel through which a 35,000-year-old man expresses himself?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
