maintain
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Everywhere else, the rules would allow residents to maintain some plants, although still with significant restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
These thresholds represent the water temperatures at which large fish can no longer release heat quickly enough to maintain stable body temperatures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
"It is really hard to maintain that balance," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Unlike typical TV shows, “The Pitt” requires many background actors to stick around for multiple episodes to maintain visual continuity in its real-time format.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The adults walked staidly among them, as elders should, and now and then pulled a tail to maintain order.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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