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conserve

[kuhn-surv, kon-surv, kuhn-surv] / kənˈsɜrv, ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /


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The findings may also provide a valuable foundation for efforts to understand and conserve animal biodiversity.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

To conserve cash, Cracker Barrel was cutting corporate jobs and enforcing stricter rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Common advice for dealing with the heat is to conserve energy and stay cool by keeping your curtains closed and opening the windows when it is cool.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

OpenAI’s Greg Brockman and his wife donated $5.5 million to conserve land near famed Big Bear eagles’ nest as Jackie remains in critical care.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“We should conserve what’s left of the battery.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

However, in line with international norms, citrus-based conserves will need to be distinguished as a separate type of product, and will have to be sold using the new legal name "citrus marmalade".

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

The registered nonprofit, backed by grants from organizations and individuals, is the only group outside a hospital setting in Uganda that conserves breast milk in substantial amounts.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2024

"The directed network architecture we see in humans is more powerful and conserves resources because more independent neurons can handle different tasks simultaneously," Peng explains.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

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

“You’ll often read articles about conservation or about art that has been conserved and the name of the conservator is never mentioned.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

After major credit-ratings firms downgraded Whirlpool’s debt to junk status, it raised money by selling new shares, and conserved money by suspending the dividend it had paid for 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

If properly conserved, they can last for hundreds of years.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"It was exciting to show that the growth signal is so conserved across the body. Maybe this is a tiny wedge to start investigating that in some different ways."

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2026

Kraals were swept, the topsoil was conserved, fields were neatly divided.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Natural sound, Bacquelé added, is an an important part of our own connection to nature and is worth conserving.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

By using Mars' gravitational pull, mission planners were able to give the spacecraft a major boost while conserving valuable propellant for later stages of the mission.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

So she learned ways of conserving bits of seconds.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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