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conserve

[kuhn-surv, kon-surv, kuhn-surv] / kənˈsɜrv, ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /


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The latest results highlight a pronounced turnaround for Intel, which just two years ago had to suspend its dividend and conduct massive layoffs as it looked to conserve cash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Since World War One, the US has set its clocks forward during the summer to have more daylight in the afternoon and to conserve electricity.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Although woodlice commonly cluster together to conserve moisture, scientists had never documented coordinated movement on this scale.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Refineries cut back production to conserve crude supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"The directed network architecture we see in humans is more powerful and conserves resources because more independent neurons can handle different tasks simultaneously," Peng explains.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

The harbour is leased from East Lothian Council and managed by the volunteer-run North Berwick Harbour Trust charity, which maintains and conserves the site.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2023

Conversely, some people end up sleeping for long stretches when they have COVID, Al-Aly said, as the body conserves energy while it fights off the infection.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2023

In contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental impacts throughout a product's life.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2023

The program reduces pollution and conserves natural resources.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

If properly conserved, they can last for hundreds of years.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

These compounds are assembled from amino acid building blocks along with a conserved hydroxy acid pharmacophore, all connected through a combination of peptide and ester bonds.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

"Finding that this protein fills the same role in yeast and plant cells suggests that it may be a highly conserved protein," Bartel said.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2026

It raised the height of a dam to double its storage, built the desalination plant and acquired rights to a trove of conserved Colorado River water from a desert farming district.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

This conserved our energy and vastly increased our chances of getting up Everest, but I found it hugely unsatisfying.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

By conserving these leopards, we are not only saving an iconic predator, but also preserving an evolutionary legacy shaped over thousands of years by one of the most distinctive landscapes on the African continent.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He is reading the game, conserving energy for the moments that matter.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Instead, it has become an exercise in conserving energy and managing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The problem of controlling mosquitoes and at the same time conserving a fish important in the Central African diet has obviously not been solved satisfactorily.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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