preserve
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LA28 said all lotteries are random to preserve fairness for those who entered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
However, they have yet to see signs that a pickup in wages will lead to a second round of price rises as businesses seek to preserve their profit margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rather than being the work of a single artist during one visit, the mask may preserve multiple episodes of artistic activity separated by thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Algorithmic mediation of the past means that the greatest weight will be given to what privileged institutions have already been able to preserve in the greatest numbers.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now, they were rich; but they feared they had no ability to preserve their wealth.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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A Paramount spokesperson told Variety that the company is "grateful for the Court’s swift order" and underlined that it "preserves the status quo while the Court considers the antitrust issues presented."
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Raspberry preserves and orange marmalade are also top-tier.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
That way, she preserves the inheritance while generating a modest stream of additional cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The university spokesman said that keeping the investigation documents confidential preserves the integrity of the process and protects the privacy of participants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
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It isn’t some priceless antiquity that needs to be preserved only by faithful repetition and emulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
They later entered the library's collection and have now been preserved by archivists using modern techniques, including climate control, to protect what remains.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The special online collection is preserved by LMU’s William H. Hannon Library, but all donors are given the option to retain the copyright of their personal photos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s a gap that Congress has deliberately preserved for First Amendment reasons.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
She wasn’t sure how to store guinea fowl, but she had often preserved fish.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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This combined approach could allow manufacturers to produce fries with less oil while preserving the flavor and texture that make fried foods appealing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
He said there should be an emphasis on "preserving natural field which provides habitat for insects, bugs, moths and caterpillars that need to incubate underground there."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Doctors also see preventive medicine as a key to preserving longevity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
What he found is an American artifact worth preserving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I said that I preferred not to elaborate upon our differences, in the interests of preserving the American black man’s unity.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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The Bill of Rights
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