sustained
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Topanga Creek hasn’t fully recovered from the damage it sustained, but scientists say it’s looking better.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
However, this time one of the usually more bullish strategy boutiques thinks that the latest gains will not be sustained and further weakness in equities is likely.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"Without predictable, sustained support to our crisis response plan, our capacity to respond is at stake."
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Those levels have rarely been sustained in the era of low rates and tame inflation that followed the global financial crisis.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Belief could be sustained only if a peculiar authority was granted to obscure books, or better still ancient manuscripts newly discovered in locked chests.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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