preservation
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The Pedrera de Meià is considered a Konservat-Lagerstätte, a term used for fossil sites with extraordinary preservation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ultimately, I want to develop a retirement strategy that provides income, tax efficiency, preservation of principal and inflation protection.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But that transcendence requires preservation and education, according to Holly Kafka, visiting Manhattan from Chicago with her husband.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
According to Mueke, the government is considering setting up a fund to help support the preservation of milk during such periods.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
As in a polar expedition, every expression of life must serve only the preservation of existence, and is absolutely focused on that.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, also said it is important for civilian preservations to be spared, in line with international humanitarian law.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
The controversial, billion-dollar project pits a diverse group of activists, preservations, and local residents against Koike, the metropolitan government, and real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The huia vanished before field-recording technologies existed, but a version of its song has survived by means of an eerie series of preservations: a sound fossil.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
Urban critics describe the flagpole as proof of state mismanagement of everything from preservations of historic treasures to maintenance of basic infrastructure.
From Reuters ● Feb. 8, 2015
Its life consists of a quenchless series of self preservations.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
Vocabulary lists containing preservation
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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