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The words, "Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present generation, to preserve your freedom!" refer to what?

preserve

[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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Oceanside is withholding the exact location where the fossils were found due to public safety concerns and to preserve the site’s integrity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2026

People taking these drugs typically eat less, and are often encouraged to make sure they get enough protein while losing weight to help preserve muscle.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

If you want to preserve the homely, mom-and-pop feeling of picking out your own merchandise and contemplating the value of a dollar before you enter your credit card info, Amazon is there for you.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

Investigating everything further — following Alice down the rabbit hole and fighting alongside her to preserve what makes us human — might be laborious at times, sure.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

“Possibly. I hope not. If so, it was done with great subtlety. There are powerful limits to how any outsider can intrude on a preserve. And our preserve is more secret than most.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

It preserves the merger rather than blocking consolidation, while relying on monitoring, production requirements and penalties to limit its consequences.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

And if you start — or end — the meal with Wisconsin cheese, don’t skip the apricot preserves alongside it.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

"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

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

The gun in the neighbor’s house came to my mind, and the cans of fruit preserves in the storehouse of the college.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Sections of the turf were preserved, with pieces measuring 7x7cm then being placed in glass cubes.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2026

Her memories of favorite foods has remained intact, like images preserved in a dusty family album.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

Now, Zendaya is reportedly taking extraordinary measures to ensure the sentimental garment—which has never been pictured or seen publicly—is carefully preserved for years to come.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

That makes Phobos both a preserved record of events billions of years ago and a moon that is continuing to change.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

“Nothing much could be preserved underwater,” they declared, adding that “it’s not possible to execute proper archaeological plans underwater.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

It means holding developers accountable for preventable harms while preserving their ability to innovate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement that the case “exemplified the importance” of preserving DNA samples from family members in missing person cases.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Reasons include social acceptance, religion, misconceptions about hygiene and preserving a girl or woman's virginity.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Remarkably, evidence of that ancient meal survived in fossilized feces, preserving what researchers describe as the finest feather specimen yet discovered from the age of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

I convinced them to open a DVD library in the corner of the store, like a public service preserving our cinematic history.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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