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preservation

[prez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


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Part of the money she makes has to go to wildlife preservation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Lisa Minto, an assistant vice president at Sterling Asset Management, advises capital preservation in your 70s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Austin has long attempted to thread the needle on development with neighborhood and environmental preservation.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

They owe their preservation to the organized workshops or “building lodges” that built the great cathedrals, and that drew and revised their plans as they rose, decade by decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Thanks to the frigid Arctic waters, the Terror’s state of preservation shocked its Parks Canada discoverers.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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