maintain
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Chasing ranking points - and money - to maintain a career at the top level means many players feel they have to compete even when not 100% fit.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The real answer you’re looking for is how you can get to a savings level that will provide you with $5,000 a month to maintain your lifestyle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Normally, microglia help maintain brain health by clearing away damaged material.
From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026
He also confirmed that the Fed would maintain its 2% target.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
They had the essential feature of a Ponzi scheme: To maintain the fiction that they were profitable enterprises, they needed more and more capital to create more and more subprime loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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