preserves

Example Sentences

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As long as she understands that waiting preserves her highest possible lifetime income, it ultimately comes down to a tradeoff.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Their study, published in Tropical Plants, found that the cooler temperature slows ripening, preserves fruit structure, and activates the mango's natural antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Raman called the entire package “a managed transition that preserves what works, fixes what hasn’t, and finally gives the City the direct oversight needed to ensure that public dollars produce real outcomes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

One keeps memories alive through speaking about the person; the other preserves it through silence - but both are now trying to build lives around what is no longer there.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Margaret had Belgian waffles and did riot require a Styrofoam box for leftovers because there were none; she ate everything that was on her plate—strawberry preserves, pseudo whipped cream and all.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg