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[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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City of Edinburgh Council said work to make the former Debenhams store safe and preserve historic architectural features is expected to take "several weeks".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Even if the boundaries can sometimes feel flexible, conservationists emphasize that the islands’ broader system of protections helps preserve the Galápagos’ biodiversity and the wildlife encounters that draw around 200,000 visitors annually.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Permanently shadowed regions are especially valuable because their extremely cold temperatures help trap and preserve molecules.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

The Dublin-listed airline’s investments in Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, in-house engine maintenance capabilities and strict cost discipline should help preserve its cost advantage over the long term, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

That was the tiny island with the black volcanic rocks, a wildlife preserve with beaches.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

The combat also clearly draws from modern Assassin's Creed games, but preserves some of the timing-based battling of the original.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Mookie Betts’ RBI single in the eighth breaks a 3-3 tie and Tanner Scott preserves the win as the Dodgers defeat the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

She marshals the data to show how women continue to face unique impediments to success, and how both men and women justify their actions in a way that preserves the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

As urban development continues to expand, these smaller preserves may play an increasingly important role in supporting wildlife and plant communities.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

He trailed along behind his mother as she hung wash out on the line, made strawberry preserves, scrubbed the bathroom floor.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Dan Tana’s originality continues to capture the city’s attention, its legacy now preserved in a memoir and carried on by its new owners, Mihajlo and Sonja Perenčević, who were friends of Dan Tana.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

A shelf says: I buy my tuna packed in olive oil, not water, and I know what to do with preserved lemons.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

"The revolution he preserved was for a world which no longer exists," assesses Karim Sadjadpour, author of Reading Khamenei: the World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The cave preserved multiple fossil layers separated by carbonate deposits that formed during ancient rainy periods.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

And there, in the center of the stone table, lay the perfectly preserved body of a woman with skin as white as snow.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Mirren and Hackford purchased the property in 1986 and spent decades restoring and preserving its Old Hollywood charm while adding elegant upgrades.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

But finding it is almost the easy part, explains Dr Fiann Smithwick, an independent palaeontologist who has been collecting and preserving fossils for the past 20 years.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

“Everyday Republicans and Democrats and everybody in the middle are united in preserving our way of life for future generations,” Owens said, adding a message to rural communities across the country.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

In contrast, the new material can reliably switch states while preserving its memory, making it far more practical for future applications.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The aloofness displayed for each other by members of the marine coelenterate species of Gorgonaceae suggests that mechanisms for preserving individuality must have existed long before the evolution of immunity.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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