maintain

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Elite teams managed by him maintain an ideal combination of intelligence within structure, and he has players capable of improvising solutions when patterns break down.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Financial disparities and differences in spending can strain long-standing friendships, requiring careful navigation to maintain bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo is working on a separate Climate Action and Adaptation Plan meant to align with a state requirement that local governments maintain climate adaptation and resiliency strategies in their general plans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

More-powerful AI chips need water to cool them, and managing that increasingly scarce resource is now mission-critical for any hyperscaler that wants to maintain good public relations and be a reasonable steward of the environment.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Below this threshold, communities, businesses, social networks and military units can maintain themselves based mainly on intimate acquaintance and rumour-mongering.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari