maintain
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Police in Herat denied there had been any deaths, but have acknowledged they responded to the protest, telling the BBC that officers had "taken action to ensure security and maintain public order".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The European Commission, the EU's digital watchdog, said Meta will have to maintain access to competitors until Brussels wraps up its probe.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Are there things that you do for yourself to maintain your own sanity?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
In their 2013 study “Golden Dilemma,” they found that over extremely long periods — a century or more — gold does appear to maintain its purchasing power.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
“Yes, but how else are we going to open up and maintain all these extra rooms? We’ll need the space, we can’t go stacking family up three to a room like a tenement.”
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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