- present participle of maintain.
maintaining
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The main difference, in his opinion, was that Swiss wrestling entails maintaining a constant grip on one's opponent, whereas there is more distance between wrestlers in Senegal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The authorities already faced the challenge of maintaining public alertness after four and a half years of war with ceaseless attack warnings sounding sometimes hourly.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Instead of maintaining their curved shapes, the stems slowly straightened until they became nearly straight again.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Responding to the press is part of being accountable to the public, and transparency is essential to maintaining public trust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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