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preserve

[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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If you do live into your 80s or 90s — here’s hoping — those 3% hikes will help preserve your purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Her tone has also changed, from renovate to preserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It has been a period of tremendous upheaval, with many wondering what can, and should, be done to preserve the history and heritage of the close-knit community they love.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Voters had to battle to preserve a reform they demanded.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Later: the Morning of 16 May.—God preserve my sanity, for to this I am reduced.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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