preservation
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Projects on “Victorian poets,” a “German theologian,” a “German philosopher,” “British philosophers,” an “English philosopher and mathematician,” and an “Italian composer” were worthy of preservation.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Edmontosaurus fossils are already famous for their exceptional preservation.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The Flying D Ranch was Turner’s primary Montana residence, though he purchased it with preservation in mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
To Vogue, Sánchez Bezos recalled her first time walking the Met’s halls, admiring hundreds of years of careful curation and preservation, saying, “I remember standing in the galleries thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, somebody saved this.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The work of preservation demands that the feelings playing about in one’s guts not be turned into action.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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