as in to conserve
to keep in good condition
vigilantly preserving the ancient statue for future generations to enjoy
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Recent Examples of preserve
Every student followed protocol to preserve the fish and minimize contamination, in many cases hauling gloves, test tubes, and coolers around in their cars.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Effective property management is critical to maintaining tenant satisfaction and preserving the property’s value over time.
—Meyer Orbach, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The top vote-getter will lead the town on key issues ranging from regulating unruly short-term rentals to preserving quality of life over the next four years.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The system was also designed to preserve the states as distinct entities, reflecting the federal system.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Effective property management is critical to maintaining tenant satisfaction and preserving the property’s value over time.
—Meyer Orbach, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The top vote-getter will lead the town on key issues ranging from regulating unruly short-term rentals to preserving quality of life over the next four years.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The system was also designed to preserve the states as distinct entities, reflecting the federal system.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Over the next five years, as the convener of the Atlas, the Group on Earth Observations has ambitious plans to support countries and organizations to make headline progress on the 30 x 30 nature target which calls for 30% of the earth’s land and sea to be conserved.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As the spacecraft, launched in September 1977, ages, the team has slowly turned off components to conserve power, allowing Voyager 1 to send back unique science data from 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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European Wax Center continues to focus on maintaining its brand position and ensuring consistent service delivery across its network of centers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the Senate, Democrats are similarly one seat away from a supermajority: Democrats and Republicans each flipped one seat last week to maintain the 23-12 status quo in the chamber.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Projects save automatically, and even after downloading multiple projects, the total install size remained around 4GB, a fraction of the 512GB microSD in my Switch.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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This includes even some mature and old-growth forests that Biden’s executive order was supposed to protect.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Given this, the U.S. government along with governments around the world are eager to harness the ocean for economic purposes, as well as protect it from the dangers of climate change.Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preserve. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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