preservation
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Because of its unusually good preservation, the fossil gave researchers an opportunity to apply several modern techniques, including protein sequencing and mass spectrometry.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 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
“The whole point of preservation is to maintain the historic look,” Cowan 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
Now he can visit schools and teach kids about wildlife preservation.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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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
That was also our support in our hardships in the army, and it is the best support, indeed it is, and you found it so in the very great preservations you have had from dangers.
From A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. by Charles Morton
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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