maintain
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This system helps cells correctly build, maintain, and dispose of proteins.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Nathan adds: "You're trying to run a home, you're trying to maintain high-pressure jobs, as well as look after a four-year-old child that's just gone through an awful tragedy. It's impossible on a day-by-day basis."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
It’s long past time to begin the process of returning to the states the job of raising the funds to maintain their own roads and bridges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The company says the new robotaxis have better batteries and are easier to clean and maintain than their predecessors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Pairs used to maintain the fidelity and fixity of information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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