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preserve

[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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Their purpose is the opposite: to preserve and protect; to create bulwarks of predictability amid the chaos of the markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some quick thinking from second baseman Miguel Rojas also helped preserve Sasaki’s strong start.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

And it will preserve credibility for the most important index on the market, while keeping unwitting buyers from subsidizing a business that has not earned the right to their largesse.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

For thousands of years, people have used salt to flavor and preserve food.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The crew began using Inuit techniques to hunt seal, preserve seal blubber, and gather green spring lichens, which helped ease their scurvy.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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