preserves

Example Sentences

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As long as she understands that waiting preserves her highest possible lifetime income, it ultimately comes down to a tradeoff.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

He said the region preserves a readable geologic record with strong age control for deposits ranging from about 2.3 to 2.95 million years ago.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Raman called the entire package “a managed transition that preserves what works, fixes what hasn’t, and finally gives the City the direct oversight needed to ensure that public dollars produce real outcomes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

One keeps memories alive through speaking about the person; the other preserves it through silence - but both are now trying to build lives around what is no longer there.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

She took a deep breath and the air brought her the sweet scent of peaches that were drying in the courtyard to be used in preserves.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende