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The company said it was in discussions with other parties over possible transactions to “continue its business enterprise as a going concern and preserve the value of its brands.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Cambodian architect Meng Sovanlylin, 32, is among those who have been trained by the French to help preserve and investigate her country's heritage.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The key, I think, for the oversight committees will be to really preserve a record of where all that money went.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
He described the need “to preserve the things that we love so much about California, and also to alleviate some of the pressures that we’re feeling on housing costs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
His ambition was to protect the South American Indians and preserve their culture, striving for a peaceful coexistence.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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The fossil is nearly complete and preserves not only most of the animal's skeleton, but also large portions of its digestive system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
Your prenup preserves your financial independence, but it doesn’t deal with your emotional codependence — that takes work on both your parts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Danish officials have described the deal differently, stressing it preserves Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
When that much is going out, it feels especially good to do something small that preserves a little energy for me.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s not a real cellar—no shelves for preserves or rations for nuclear fallout—just a temporary safety pod.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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When preserved in ancient deposits, it can help scientists identify plants and animals that lived in an area long ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
"Our proposal also ensures a substantial part of the site is preserved for new public open space, green links, retained habitat, and the long-term enhancement of key woodland corridors."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
To give the species a fighting chance, genetic researchers have cloned ferrets from preserved tissue samples to introduce fresh genetic diversity into captive populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
To investigate what happened, the researchers turned to an unexpected source of evidence: frogs preserved in museum collections decades earlier.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ambrose Spike, now sufficiently recovered, sat in the storeroom taking stock: lots of nuts and preserved berries from last autumn; apples and pears aplenty.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state historical landmarks and preserving the state’s cultural heritage, following the appointment made Friday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
The move would be a gradual step towards a more neutral policy stance, supported by resilient economic growth and aimed at preserving flexibility to respond to future shocks, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Instead of developing into full-sized planets, countless smaller bodies remained, preserving evidence of the solar system's earliest period of formation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Its role "is built on a simple principle - preserving life," Detective Superintendent Andrew Evans said.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
She wipes her memory instantly and with purpose; it’s a way of preserving herself.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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