preservation
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Started in 2019 by Historic Athens, a nonprofit organization, the Historic Athens Porchfest began in part to bring public awareness around historic preservation and the history of the city’s historic neighborhoods.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The data pointed to the drug’s potential to reduce the so-called urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, which is associated with the preservation of long-term kidney function, Roche said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Pedrera de Meià is considered a Konservat-Lagerstätte, a term used for fossil sites with extraordinary preservation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The Halabi family trust remain absolutely committed to the long-term preservation and restoration of Mentmore Towers," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
As in a polar expedition, every expression of life must serve only the preservation of existence, and is absolutely focused on that.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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
Therefore I am bound in Honour as well as good nature to endeavour your preservations, to which purpose I have enclosed the Articles which the Windward Regiment have accepted.
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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