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conserve

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


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The latest results highlight a pronounced turnaround for Intel, which just two years ago had to suspend its dividend and conduct massive layoffs as it looked to conserve cash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

These should help AI tools like its Gemini chatbot generate quicker responses and conserve computing resources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Both Messi and Ronaldo have benefited from how they play as well, walking rather running for long stretches of the game to conserve energy for the burst they need to lose a defender.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

DST, which also helped conserve fuel during the first world war, was unpopular with farmers and was repealed after the war.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He used his power and influence to protect and conserve 230 million acres of American forest, desert, and plains, including the Grand Canyon, Muir Woods, Yosemite, and the Painted Desert, to name a few.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

"Once you get it moving, it isn't hard at all - people are pulling with one arm. It conserves energy, and it moves really quickly," said Lipo.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

But his enduring legacy is the Endangered Species Act, which protects species designated as endangered or threatened and conserves the ecosystems on which they depend.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

The harbour is leased from East Lothian Council and managed by the volunteer-run North Berwick Harbour Trust charity, which maintains and conserves the site.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2023

In contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental impacts throughout a product's life.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2023

The program reduces pollution and conserves natural resources.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

That work has expanded opportunities for medical research, improved understanding of koala evolution, and provided new insights into how the species can be conserved in the future.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

It raised the height of a dam to double its storage, built the desalination plant and acquired rights to a trove of conserved Colorado River water from a desert farming district.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Abroad, though, interest rates and inflation risks have shot up, fuel is being conserved, and economic forecasts are darkening.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

And if he’s conserved his energy, like that eagle might conserve for a hunt, this is the time to let it fly.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

By conserving these leopards, we are not only saving an iconic predator, but also preserving an evolutionary legacy shaped over thousands of years by one of the most distinctive landscapes on the African continent.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

A row is growing over the potential cull of Dartmoor's hill ponies as campaigners warn Natural England's approach to conserving the landscape could "devastate" the endangered breed.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The project will also advance California’s goal of conserving 30% of the state’s land and coastal waters by 2030, the governor’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2026

The problem of controlling mosquitoes and at the same time conserving a fish important in the Central African diet has obviously not been solved satisfactorily.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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