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preservation

[prez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


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It needs a leader who understands that the Fed’s mandate of stable prices and maximum employment serves a higher purpose: the preservation of the American Dream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

To Liu, items like the speaker are worthy of preservation because some of them are only getting rarer and rarer to find.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Library film preservation specialists spent a week restoring the film reel frame-by-frame and digitizing it.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

This type of preservation is more commonly associated with famous Cambrian fossil sites such as the Burgess Shale in Canada.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

While the tzaddik cared for the conduct of the world, for the obtaining of heavenly grace, and especially for Israel’s preservation and glorification, his adherents had to cultivate three kinds of virtues.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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