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The pills, which are less effective than injections, are commonly used by people who want to lose less weight or are trying to maintain their weight loss after using the injectable drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Despite early investments in AI and a massive user base, Google has struggled to maintain a dominant position in the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Best and S&P Global also downgraded Delaware Life’s outlook to negative, though they said the insurer maintain a high level of financial strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Women already have an uphill battle trying to maintain a healthy body image.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
They lacked the financial means, the technology, and the social organization to maintain colonies so far from Europe.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The company maintains a presence in the Los Angeles area with offices in Marina del Rey and Chatsworth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Federal prosecutors charged several people with vandalism, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, a 65-year-old who maintains he just picked up a piece of loose lining because he was curious …
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, his wife, Amal, told Glamour in July 2025 how the family maintains their safety and security by implementing a strict phone ban inside her home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
He maintains this isn't about usurping existing councils, but rather giving them a "booster pack".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Astrology maintains that the gravitational attraction of the planets at the time of one’s birth somehow has an effect on one’s personality.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sandals, however, are a slightly different matter as Wakeley says refined leather sandals can be entirely acceptable in many offices, provided they are clean and well maintained.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how motivation is maintained.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
In general, they maintained that some alleged miscues were relatively minor — involving paperwork errors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The jackrabbit had dodged, dug in, taken a hard right turn, which apparently surprised the coyotes enough to throw their pace off so that the rabbit maintained at least a small lead.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
According to those close to him, he has done everything possible to preserve his career, focusing on maintaining consistency and intensity in his time away from Chelsea.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The company said it was maintaining pricing discipline in Europe and it had seen a sustained increase in retail orders for its fully electric cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The Department continues to evaluate our training, equipment, and operational practices to identify additional opportunities to enhance the safety of our personnel while maintaining our ability to effectively protect and serve our communities,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The fact that they’re not spending as much maintaining their properties may depress their values, but it also keeps their expenses low.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
I had that agenda I’d been assiduously maintaining since freshman year of college, stemming from the neat line of boxes I was meant to check.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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