preserves

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She marshals the data to show how women continue to face unique impediments to success, and how both men and women justify their actions in a way that preserves the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Unlike a tree stump, which preserves rings from an organism's entire life, dinosaur bones provide only a partial record.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Freezing the sample preserves it, but not all clinical facilities are able to do that.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Mike Makowsky’s dramatic miniseries “Death by Lightning” faithfully preserves the stirring rhetoric of the man who would become America’s 20th commander in chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

He had horse meat salted and pork smoked, and set the women to making fruit preserves.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende