- present tense form of remain (3rd person singular).
remains
Example Sentences
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It can lose its outer layers while its dense core remains comparatively unchanged, causing the amount of mass lost to decrease over successive encounters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“This remains an ongoing investigation, and no further information will be released at this time,” the department said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Our offer remains open and our conviction is only enhanced,” the letter read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A year on, there remains a "vacuum of evidence" around what occurred during "the most critical week" of the entire trial, Edney argued.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
While tens of thousands of mourners viewed Lincoln’s remains, detectives prepared to raid the Philadelphia home of the assassin’s sister, Asia Booth Clarke.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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