maintain
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Without money to maintain it, a haphazard dismantling of the station began in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
The two sides released starkly different accounts of the proposed agreement, with Tehran insisting on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Despite SpaceX becoming a public company, which will put its operations under more scrutiny, Musk will maintain almost total control of it.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But Musk may not be needed for SpaceX to maintain its advantage in rocket launches and satellite-communications, he added.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
This discipline is of such efficacy that not only does it maintain those who were born princes, but it enables men of private station on many occasions to rise to that position.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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