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preservation

[prez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


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"Future research must move in new directions working in genuine partnership with communities connected to these remains, considering preservation before any biomolecular work begins."

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Cliquet said the funds seek out companies subject to regulatory agreements or concession contracts that offer long-term cash flow, which helps drive predictable patterns of returns and capital preservation for investors in those businesses.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“It’s the idealism of historic preservation butting up against the cost of human safety,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Wenger is one of 18 Fifa officials named in a document preservation letter Uefa sent to Fifa threatening legal action.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Thanks to the frigid Arctic waters, the Terror’s state of preservation shocked its Parks Canada discoverers.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, also said it is important for civilian preservations to be spared, in line with international humanitarian law.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2023

The controversial, billion-dollar project pits a diverse group of activists, preservations, and local residents against Koike, the metropolitan government, and real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

The huia vanished before field-recording technologies existed, but a version of its song has survived by means of an eerie series of preservations: a sound fossil.

From The Guardian Apr. 1, 2016

Urban critics describe the flagpole as proof of state mismanagement of everything from preservations of historic treasures to maintenance of basic infrastructure.

From Reuters Feb. 8, 2015

In the history upon which Jacob looks back, the inferior angels do not appear at all as taking any part in all the preservations of Jacob.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg




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