preserve
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"We therefore have to reconcile modern security requirements with the need to preserve historic buildings and comply with France's heritage regulations," local mayor Théo Caviezel explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Few organizations had imagined the destruction of an entire financial district, the loss of personnel, technology, communications and records, and the need to preserve public confidence while much of the city’s infrastructure had ceased functioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the grounds that litigation is "reasonably anticipated," the letter from Musk's lawyer orders the filmmakers to preserve every trace of the project, including footage, interview transcripts, research files and internal communications.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Apple is walking a “tightrope on products to preserve volumes and margins,” according to JPMorgan analysts led by Samik Chatterjee.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Women came from as far away as Maine and California to form the new organization, the Women’s Loyal National League, which would work to abolish slavery and preserve the nation.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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"Equal Earth preserves the relative surface areas of continents and, as much as possible, shows their shapes as they appear on a globe," one of the cartographers, Bojan Savric, told AFP in 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead he prefers a single reminder to all that preserves team unity.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Thomas Gernon, Professor of Earth Science at the University of Southampton and lead author of the study, explained that the Grand Canyon preserves a geological history stretching back about two billion years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Children with gender distress often have other psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions, and the CMS action explicitly preserves funding for their mental-health services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Can this deceit be wrong, if it preserves what is virtuous?” asked Horatio.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Without DNA or other preserved biological molecules, researchers have struggled to determine whether these ancient humans contributed genetically to populations that came later.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Less than 1% of what constituted the towers’ total steel was preserved, cataloged and eventually transported domestically and internationally as part of a program launched by the Port Authority in 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some of what I most want preserved about Sept. 11 is the shared grief of those first days and the ways ordinary people revealed their humanity under unimaginable circumstances.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mao's face is printed on banknotes, his portrait overlooks Tiananmen Square, and his body is preserved in a mausoleum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
He'd started the local community garden down the block and preserved his favorites in frames, decorating the deli's whitewashed walls with the brightest colors nature could provide.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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Because existing therapies can have limitations and side effects, researchers are looking for new biological targets that could lead to more effective ways of preserving or rebuilding bone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
On its last earnings call, new Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson pledged “disciplined capital allocation, maintaining a strong balance sheet and preserving our investment grade credit rating.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rosales adores our pictures as much as we do, if not more, and “East of the River” confirms her boundless affection for the women whose likenesses and cultural contributions she’s devoted to preserving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"My personal concern is about the need for affordable social housing for young people and preserving the heritage, the special character, of the area," said Susanna Kow, a member of the Save Brick Lane campaign.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was hogwash, he said, that this case had anything to do with preserving local control of school districts.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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