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as in to stay
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
one of the three bridges known as "the London Bridge," it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today
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as in to continue
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once
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Recent Examples of remain
Yet current funding for humanitarian assistance remains drastically insufficient.
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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The new poll from Susquehanna Polling suggests that Fetterman remains narrowly above water among Democrats, but that Republicans view him even more favorably.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Game support remains problematically limited, but Samsung has plans to fix that soon.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Smoke remains visible in some interior areas of the burn.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The new poll from Susquehanna Polling suggests that Fetterman remains narrowly above water among Democrats, but that Republicans view him even more favorably.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Game support remains problematically limited, but Samsung has plans to fix that soon.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Smoke remains visible in some interior areas of the burn.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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Enzo Maresca insists the best plan is for Josh Acheampong to stay at Chelsea next season despite reports linking him with a move away from Stamford Bridge in this transfer window.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Conclusion To stay competitive in 2025 and beyond, organizations must treat open-source security and compliance as strategic capabilities—not afterthoughts.—
Stephanie Domas,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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As the co-chairman continues to push the need to channel that inner 10-year-old, the episode switches to home movie footage of the players as kids, interspersed with match action from the game against Charlton.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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As Condé Nast’s global chief content officer, Wintour continues to oversee all of the company’s brands, including titles like Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Bon Appétit, Allure and more, with the exception of The New Yorker.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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As police arrived, the group sat outside and waited for several hours for more information and direction from officers.—
Laurie Mason Schroeder,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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Because while others sit back, waiting for the dust to settle, the forward-thinkers are already iterating on version 3.0.—
Crystal Gilmore,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The war that began on June 13 with Israeli attacks against Iranian nuclear sites lasted for 12 days.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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Sunday's flight lasted about 10 minutes and 33 seconds, allowing the civilian crew a chance to unbuckle from their seats and briefly experience weightlessness in the capsule.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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While doubts about the success of attacks against Iran’s nuclear capabilities persist, and confusion about the feasibility of Iran’s nuclear ambitions endures, there is less doubt about the results for Iran’s patrons and neighbors.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the people executing their designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remain. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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