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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

Overall, the findings indicate that exercise may help preserve cognitive function and lessen some symptoms of chemo brain during treatment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Voters had to battle to preserve a reform they demanded.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

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

“A previous caretaker of this preserve had a fascination with naiads.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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