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The words, "Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present generation, to preserve your freedom!" refer to what?

preserve

[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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Alan Shearer knows that if he wants to preserve his record as the Premier League's all-time record goalscorer, it would be helpful if Erling Haaland moved away from the English top flight.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

One former board member, who asked not to be identified to preserve professional relationships, said the existing system yields frequent public interaction, whether it’s people speaking during meetings or via other channels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Turkey's culture and tourism ministry has launched restoration work in the region to help preserve the fragile rock formations from climate-related damage, natural erosion and human activity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

For Wilson, the arrangement offered a way to preserve the congregation without requiring it to shoulder the entire cost of maintaining and redeveloping the property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He was lower in rank, but they followed and did everything he suggested, and to preserve their dignity, they teased him.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“This is an institution that preserves greatness,” Anderson said of the honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Deferral preserves financing flexibility, although schedule slippage, capital escalation and higher operating costs erode net present value,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Use of the market path accomplishes at least two things that are important to Warsh: It preserves market signals and it gets the Fed out of forward interest-rate guidance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The fossil is nearly complete and preserves not only most of the animal's skeleton, but also large portions of its digestive system.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The next evening, I sat in the kitchen, admiring the jars of peach preserves, which were neatly lined up on the counter.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Our memories of the dead may be more accessible than ever, preserved in photographs, social-media posts and digital archives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, pollen preserved in nearby sediments revealed a variety of wetland plants, including reeds, sedges, willow, tamarisk, and aquatic vegetation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sotheby's described "Jodi" as an "excellent exhibition-ready" skeleton with about 191 fossil-bone elements and a "beautifully preserved, virtually complete skull".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

As these sediments accumulated, they preserved the orientation of the magnetic field at the time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

We the scholars of the Temple of Lkossa’s Great Library thusly deem that no literature about it shall be recorded or preserved, except for a simple record of those whose lives it takes.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The U.S. will have to figure out the balance between preserving its tech lead and doing business with China, which in turn drives profits to companies that are essential to fund innovation, Lee said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Picard, the actor’s greatest TV legacy, is a paragon of grace: empathetic, dedicated to a mission of understanding and devoted to preserving what is best about Starfleet.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sometimes it was about preserving wildlands and habitat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

She also praised detectives for preserving evidence from the case for so long, saying it "demonstrates the need to preserve evidence even when decades pass".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

They included preserving the last words of dying people, recording books for blind people to hear, announcing clock time, and teaching spelling.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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