maintain
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"It is really hard to maintain that balance," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Unlike typical TV shows, “The Pitt” requires many background actors to stick around for multiple episodes to maintain visual continuity in its real-time format.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“Over the longer term, it creates a kind of chronic instability that makes it extremely difficult to engage in healthcare, maintain treatment, or make progress toward housing,” Henwood said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“And then if I want to maintain that wealth, it deters the decumulation of assets in old age.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
At the time Galileo was born, the family had good connections and a respected place in society, but finding the money to maintain that position would always be a problem.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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