maintain
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It comes as Meituan remains locked in a battle for supremacy with Alibaba Group and JD.com, aggressively offering discounts to attract customers and maintain its market leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The findings point to a previously overlooked partnership that could influence how oceans store carbon and maintain overall health.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Detainees are paid $1 a day if they help maintain the facility, while GEO Group CEO George Zoley gets $11.2 million in annual compensation.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
“Businesses, particularly those that collect and maintain sensitive personal and genetic data, can and should know to guard against” credential stuffing, the attorney general’s release said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The British withdrew from the fight to maintain their thirteen colonies in 1783.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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