maintain
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In A&E this can be in corridors and side-rooms and make-shift treatment areas where there is not the proper equipment to keep them safe and maintain dignity.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
For memory stocks to fetch higher valuation multiples, the companies need to maintain supply discipline and “demand must convert into durable economics” over the long run, he added.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Looking forward, Wizz Air Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi aims to focus on core markets, restore the carrier’s full fleet utilization, and maintain discipline in capacity growth and cost control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Although the Fed’s mandate to maintain price stability has been in place for decades, policymakers publicized a specific inflation target relatively recently.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Therefore, it is necessary for a prince who wishes to maintain himself to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge or not to use it according to necessity.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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