maintain
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Microtubules act as the cell's internal 'railway tracks,' helping transport materials and maintain structure.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
While using a formal process to change leader was "better wherever possible", this needed to be balanced against the need to maintain the government's authority "through any processes that may unfold", he said.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
Blanca Vanburian, who was doing a variation of Tai Chi on the lawn outside her apartment building, had several good questions, including one about whether the city could be trusted to maintain a new park.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
“Against this backdrop, policymakers are likely to maintain a more measured policy stance and rely on targeted fiscal support.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
To avoid disturbing him, they tried to maintain quiet and to limit the number of people in the room to two or three.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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