preserved
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Researchers identified viral DNA in several historically important medieval manuscripts, revealing that documents preserved for their cultural significance can also contain valuable biological evidence.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
When preserved in ancient deposits, it can help scientists identify plants and animals that lived in an area long ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
It’s one of the city’s most traditional dishes: meat slowly cooked for hours in a clay urn with preserved lemon, garlic and spices, traditionally using the heat from a hammam furnace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Our proposal also ensures a substantial part of the site is preserved for new public open space, green links, retained habitat, and the long-term enhancement of key woodland corridors."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
But until quite recent times—painfully recent times—one thing remained in abundance that preserved the primeval super-Eden feel of the original forest: the massively graceful American chestnut.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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