preserve

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"It is important that we preserve this, so that... generation after generation everybody will get to understand the importance of this and how Brazilians and Lagos came to be," carnival-goer Ademola Oduyebo told AP.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

For Grayrocks Dam, the committee granted an exemption but required the Missouri Basin Power Project to preserve habitat and manage water to reduce harm to the cranes.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"To preserve peace is to preserve Taiwan," Cheng told a press conference at KMT headquarters in Taipei.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

That allows retailers to preserve their direct relationship with shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then the headless, gutted herring were shoveled into the ship’s hold and packed between layers of salt, to preserve them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood