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[pri-zurv] / prɪˈzɜrv /


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The fossil may also preserve evidence of sensory organs in the skin.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Co-sponsored by a mix of Republicans and Democrats, the bill could help preserve the conference-based rights marketplace on which ESPN’s college-sports business depends.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Government departments told AFP they aim to integrate rural areas into the development project, but that Chan's ancestral houses were not culturally significant enough to preserve.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

But using an AI agent to preserve the legacy of a loved one can be tricky, especially if people use it to help them through their grief, says Brubaker.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

For to preserve the old orthodoxy it would have been necessary to insist that the world’s land masses were confined to one hemisphere.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"Equal Earth preserves the relative surface areas of continents and, as much as possible, shows their shapes as they appear on a globe," one of the cartographers, Bojan Savric, told AFP in 2025.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Instead he prefers a single reminder to all that preserves team unity.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The researchers showed that their method preserves the same computational hardness criteria associated with RCS, meaning the problem remains extremely difficult for classical computers.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

This also preserves the culinary reason for the limit without overpronouncing it: farmers market ingredients are usually best when they remain recognizable.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

It’s not a real cellar—no shelves for preserves or rations for nuclear fallout—just a temporary safety pod.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“Scientific American” cautioned in 1939 that “as much water as possible must be preserved to replenish ground water storage.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“SB 1392 establishes a carefully limited exemption for cars that are preserved, driven sparingly, and maintained as part of California’s automotive heritage.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Fossils from the site can be seen at the Montsec de Meià Interpretation Center in the town of Vilanova de Meià, where more than 100 exceptionally preserved specimens are on display.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Instead of working with a nearly complete fossil skeleton, the team had to reconstruct the story from small fragments preserved inside one coprolite.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

If I don’t speak, this moment will exist, preserved in the amber of my memory forever, exactly perfect.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Reasons include social acceptance, religion, misconceptions about hygiene and preserving a girl or woman's virginity.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

That left even fewer Indians interested in preserving the British empire; if their soldiers were expected to fight, they wanted pledges of self-rule in return.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Because existing therapies can have limitations and side effects, researchers are looking for new biological targets that could lead to more effective ways of preserving or rebuilding bone.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Rosales adores our pictures as much as we do, if not more, and “East of the River” confirms her boundless affection for the women whose likenesses and cultural contributions she’s devoted to preserving.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

He and Lily are both members of the World Seed Preservation Organization, a group committed to preserving original species of plants.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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