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preservation

[prez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


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JC: Talking about stewardship and preservation, tell us about your current indexing project of Black homes here in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This type of preservation is more commonly associated with famous Cambrian fossil sites such as the Burgess Shale in Canada.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

On Thursday, he issued a highly unusual document preservation order in light of the department’s confession.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

This can be a highly effective asset preservation strategy, according to The Karp Law Firm, which has offices in Florida.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

This idea has been strong enough to launch the new movements for the sustenance of wilderness, the protection of wildlife, the turning off of insatiable technologies, the preservation of “whole earth.”

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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