preserve
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The challenge was to preserve this personal undertow in consumer items made for a mass market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Police responded to “maintain public safety, preserve access to emergency medical services, and keep the peace,” the spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Bassin argues that congressional investigators must do more than expose corruption: They should preserve the evidence a future attorney general would need to recoup taxpayers’ money.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026
If so, the system could preserve evidence of multiple destroyed worlds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
We would put on fresh, dry clothes, making sure all the while that no parts of our bodies showed, so as to preserve our modesty.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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To investigate this possibility, Salta and her colleagues examined donated human brain tissue obtained through the Netherlands Brain Bank, a research resource that collects and preserves brain samples.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
“This is an institution that preserves greatness,” Anderson said of the honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Use of the market path accomplishes at least two things that are important to Warsh: It preserves market signals and it gets the Fed out of forward interest-rate guidance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Danish officials have described the deal differently, stressing it preserves Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The doors to the pantry stood open, and Eliza’s crocks of preserves, the sugar cone, and her spice cabinet were missing.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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These included fossilized pollen and larger plant remains, charcoal left by ancient wildfires, and chemical signatures preserved in the teeth and bones of plant-eating animals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
"Our proposal also ensures a substantial part of the site is preserved for new public open space, green links, retained habitat, and the long-term enhancement of key woodland corridors."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
It’s one of the city’s most traditional dishes: meat slowly cooked for hours in a clay urn with preserved lemon, garlic and spices, traditionally using the heat from a hammam furnace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
To give the species a fighting chance, genetic researchers have cloned ferrets from preserved tissue samples to introduce fresh genetic diversity into captive populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
He sent his sons ahead of him shouting and waving ceremonially preserved animal parts to announce his eminence.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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But conservationists behind those bans are getting pushback from the very countries that have been among the most successful at preserving their herds and prides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state historical landmarks and preserving the state’s cultural heritage, following the appointment made Friday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Instead of developing into full-sized planets, countless smaller bodies remained, preserving evidence of the solar system's earliest period of formation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
How should we think about the trade-offs between spending more now, preserving financial flexibility for the future and leaving a charitable legacy?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
It is a way of preserving hope, he said.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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