as in managing
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as in conserving
to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
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Verb
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In 1980, voters overwhelmingly chose Reagan’s sunny optimism over Carter’s gloomy warnings about cutting back and conserving.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Addressing these inefficiencies through sustainable practices, energy-efficient technologies, energy audits and waste-to-energy solutions is crucial to reducing the global carbon footprint, conserving resources, and mitigating the adverse effects of climate change.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Round trip airfare in April and May costs $861 for a savings of 21% compared to the summer, according to Hopper.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The savings are pretty impressive — up to 63 percent off, to be exact.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Decades of conservation work have kept it from disappearing a second time, but only through intensive human intervention.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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That year, Greenpeace, a member of the conservation coalition, chose the Saya de Malha Bank as the location for the first ever underwater protest of deep-seabed mining.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Husbanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husbanding. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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