preservation order
noun
British
: an official order by a court that makes it illegal to destroy or change a building, tree, view, etc.
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OpenAI appealed the preservation order, but was unsuccessful.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Users who found out about the preservation order panicked, OpenAI noted.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
An emergency tree preservation order has been imposed on the base of the stump, the Woodland Trust said.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Users who found out about the preservation order panicked, OpenAI noted.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
An emergency tree preservation order has been imposed on the base of the stump, the Woodland Trust said.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Preservation order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preservation%20order. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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