upkeep
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He said annual upkeep now costs between £25,000 and £30,000.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
What if one party fails to pay the property taxes or doesn’t have enough money for the upkeep?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Fix the fountain — perhaps with help from Project Restore L.A., a nonprofit doing good preservation work at City Hall — and arrange for its permanent upkeep.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
While 1% may cover routine upkeep, 2% to 3% provides a more realistic cushion for expected maintenance, home-improvement projects and unexpected repairs, particularly for older homes, said Angie Hicks, co-founder of home-services company Angi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
His background allowed him to see the cyclotron not as an experimental apparatus but as a machine requiring regular upkeep.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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