preserve
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And while Cook has gone to great lengths to preserve the core values of Apple, the company he passes on to Apple’s hardware chief, John Ternus, next week is uniquely Cook’s own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Women are born with all the eggs they will have, and freezing aims to preserve eggs when they are relatively young.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The reason for what the world might see as a muted response is to preserve the one thing Xi covets for his country: stability.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“We believe the decision reflects a deliberate trade-off: preserve customer economics and deployment velocity while using scale, mix and future manufacturing learning to rebuild part of the margin,” Acree writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Later running on a platform to prevent territorial slavery and preserve the Union, he was elected president on November 6, 1860.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Children with gender distress often have other psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions, and the CMS action explicitly preserves funding for their mental-health services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The fossil also preserves features on Urokodia's legs that may have served as book gills, allowing the animal to breathe underwater.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The five-bedroom home preserves its original post-and-beam character while introducing custom millwork, cabinetry, tile, built-ins, and furnishings designed specifically for the property,” adds the listing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Nolan preserves the broad arc of Odysseus’ struggle to return home while freely reshaping what happens along the way, often shifting the emphasis from the mythological to the psychological.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Can this deceit be wrong, if it preserves what is virtuous?” asked Horatio.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Researchers are using species recently approved for human consumption as models and comparing the genomes of farmed insects with those of pre-domestication individuals preserved in entomological collections.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The settlement preserved Lively’s effort to recover attorneys’ fees under Section 47.1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Historic gardens "must be protected and preserved", said Dillamore.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The researchers dissected the sharks' eyes and preserved them in a fixative solution so they could later be studied.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The published works around him were considered priceless treasures, the very history of his region and his home carefully recorded and preserved.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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He is doing it on the 50th birthday of an elegant declaration spawned by a citizen uprising aimed at preserving the state’s greatest treasure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Las Vegas has done a phenomenal job in preserving and... reclaiming water," said Bruce Nelson, whose family has owned the lake's marina for almost 70 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The town has been bullish in preserving its way of life, including attempting to remove an unpermitted art installation on a rancher’s property and tamping down on noisy jets at a regional airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The better course is to address the program’s challenges within its existing national framework, preserving the features that have made it both durable and effective.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Also, salt often can act like a time capsule, preserving signs of life from long ago.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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