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preservation

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


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Part of the money she makes has to go to wildlife preservation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"Thanks to its excellent preservation and the extensive investigations, however, we were able to describe it in greater detail than ever before and gain new information about the species and its relationships."

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Lisa Minto, an assistant vice president at Sterling Asset Management, advises capital preservation in your 70s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Austin has long attempted to thread the needle on development with neighborhood and environmental preservation.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

This idea has been strong enough to launch the new movements for the sustenance of wilderness, the protection of wildlife, the turning off of insatiable technologies, the preservation of “whole earth.”

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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