preserve
Example Sentences
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Voters had to battle to preserve a reform they demanded.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Their purpose is the opposite: to preserve and protect; to create bulwarks of predictability amid the chaos of the markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Having lost at the quarter-final stage of the Champions Cup to Toulon, Warriors were hoping to preserve their hopes of silverware against their South African visitors, who have finished as URC runners-up two years running.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
For thousands of years, people have used salt to flavor and preserve food.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
As they have for millennia, the residents of Tohoku have worked to memorialize those they lost—to preserve their memories of loved ones and create lasting reminders of the tsunami for future generations.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing preserve
The Bill of Rights
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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