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Example Sentences

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Seeing virtually no hope of acquittal, Brown’s attorneys were desperate to preserve the possibility of commutation.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Their supergenes help preserve the specific adaptations needed for those conditions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

This will preserve fuel for nurses, shift workers, trades people and miners who rely on driving.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The National Trust is a nonprofit organisation tasked by the US Congress with helping preserve historic sites.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Targets that I loved, or at least wished to preserve, or in the case of Rasseem didn’t really care for, but still.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri