conserved

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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

"Over a century later, it is emerging as an elegantly conserved mechanism at the heart of mitochondrial biology. This biophysical process offers a simple and energy efficient means to distribute the mitochondrial genome."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 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

The researchers found that this regulatory program is highly conserved from mice to humans and across vertebrates, emphasizing its fundamental biological importance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

This conserved our energy and vastly increased our chances of getting up Everest, but I found it hugely unsatisfying.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer