conserve
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Chatham Historic Dockyard will conserve the masts, following a campaign for them to stay in Kent, as they technically remained property of the US government.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Last month, the government rolled out austerity measures to conserve fuel, including a ban on official foreign travel, and mandated early market closures, as well as a new fuel subsidy for low-income groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The long-forgotten experiment at Tanjil Bren has taught us that there are options available for managing our forests beyond clearfelling that can contribute to the societal demand for wood, maintain carbon stocks, and conserve biodiversity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The waterway is set to reduce daily traffic from 36 to 32 ships a day in an effort to conserve water amid a severe drought likely to last until mid-2027.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In an attempt to conserve our energy, we hosted only two inaugural balls that night, as opposed to the ten we’d gone to in 2009.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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"Once you get it moving, it isn't hard at all - people are pulling with one arm. It conserves energy, and it moves really quickly," said Lipo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
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
We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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This comes as Pentagon officials worry that the regime has conserved some of its most sophisticated missiles and could improve its attacks in the next round of fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Finding similar effects in both fruit flies and mice suggests that DEAF1 participates in an evolutionarily conserved system, meaning the underlying biological function has been maintained across species over long periods of evolution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
These domains help organize DNA into broad sections within the cell, and their persistence suggests that some features of genome architecture are strongly conserved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
As of June, California had conserved 27.1% of its land and 21.9% of its coastal waters, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
And if he’s conserved his energy, like that eagle might conserve for a hunt, this is the time to let it fly.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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The state added more than 1 million acres this last year toward its goal of conserving 30% of it land by 2030.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Roman's successful first mid-course correction is also expected to make its second correction much smaller, potentially conserving still more propellant.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
A recent survey by Susquehanna Polling and Research found that 77 percent of likely voters believe that "conserving national forests and other roadless lands for current and future generations" is paramount.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Neither study questions the value of protected areas for conserving biodiversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Pete, Otis, unload the hay burners and get them watered, will you? Use the stream instead of troughs. We’re conserving water.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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