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conserve

[kuhn-surv, kon-surv, kuhn-surv] / kənˈsɜrv, ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /


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The long-forgotten experiment at Tanjil Bren has taught us that there are options available for managing our forests beyond clearfelling that can contribute to the societal demand for wood, maintain carbon stocks, and conserve biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Now, a new £1m scheme is aiming to restore and conserve more than 4,000 acres of habitats at Eryri, also known as Snowdonia.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The waterway is set to reduce daily traffic from 36 to 32 ships a day in an effort to conserve water amid a severe drought likely to last until mid-2027.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

He tried to conserve energy and find momentum but he repeatedly got caught flat-footed by Navone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

He had noticed they’d gone to one torch when they met up with Ripred, apparently to conserve fuel.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

However, in line with international norms, citrus-based conserves will need to be distinguished as a separate type of product, and will have to be sold using the new legal name "citrus marmalade".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

The registered nonprofit, backed by grants from organizations and individuals, is the only group outside a hospital setting in Uganda that conserves breast milk in substantial amounts.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

"The directed network architecture we see in humans is more powerful and conserves resources because more independent neurons can handle different tasks simultaneously," Peng explains.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

In contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental impacts throughout a product's life.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023

We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Finding similar effects in both fruit flies and mice suggests that DEAF1 participates in an evolutionarily conserved system, meaning the underlying biological function has been maintained across species over long periods of evolution.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

As of June, California had conserved 27.1% of its land and 21.9% of its coastal waters, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The state is responsible for about 10% of conserved land, with nonprofits, local governments, tribes and other entities making up the rest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

After major credit-ratings firms downgraded Whirlpool’s debt to junk status, it raised money by selling new shares, and conserved money by suspending the dividend it had paid for 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Gradually, he began to discern patterns in the data—unanticipated constancies, conserved ratios, numerical rhythms.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

After adding more than a million acres in the last year, California is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, officials announced Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A recent survey by Susquehanna Polling and Research found that 77 percent of likely voters believe that "conserving national forests and other roadless lands for current and future generations" is paramount.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The results suggest that gluons, the particles that act as the glue holding quarks together, may play a key role in carrying and conserving baryon number.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Neither study questions the value of protected areas for conserving biodiversity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Tal and Petrosian, close friends, quickly drew all of their games, thereby conserving their energy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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