preserved
Example Sentences
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Its unique value is one of accumulated histories, preserved from one administration to the next despite periodic changes, which have sometimes been extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The state also pointed to later postconviction filings and defense counsel’s own affidavit suggesting that she had not in fact preserved the fuller pretext theories subsequently pressed on appeal.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
“That means more affordable housing built in our neighborhoods, more existing housing preserved so families aren’t pushed out.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
They are among a number of other items being preserved to help tell the story of those who died on 21 October 1966.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I have preserved original spelling and punctuation in quotations, except that I have regularized ‘u’ and ‘v’, and ‘i’ and ‘j’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
