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Recent Examples of preserverIan is a record keeper, a meticulous preserver of the past.—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026 And then there’s Hanse, who sincerely assumed he was brought on to be the preserver of tradition.—Brody Miller, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026