- present tense form of sustain (3rd person singular).
sustains
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If chip sector momentum sustains throughout the day on Monday, that could “clear out the tone and build back positive momentum” from the past few months — “especially in semiconductors,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Currently the resurgence is fuelled locally by anger over foreign trawlers which overfish in Somali waters, damaging the fishing industry that sustains communities in Puntland.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
But "higher oil prices is likely going to translate into higher prices for the consumer if it sustains at this level."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He added that the community, too, “is engaged to ensure a project that honors the past, respects the present, and sustains our future.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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