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as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges
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as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
the all-important sustentation of Mount Vernon, Monticello, and other national treasures
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This capability could be invaluable for aerospace maintenance and other precision tasks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Civilians working in cybersecurity, medical care, weapons systems maintenance, intelligence, and logistics are still working and are not included in Trump’s order to pay active-duty personnel.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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But no matter the understanding of offenses or talent preservation, a freshman’s ability to play all comes down to talent, and Brown and Wilson ooze ability.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the groups that has done the most cultural-preservation work is Plast, the main Ukrainian Scouting organization, which has expanded its efforts to serve Ukrainian children since the 2022 invasion.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are solutions for age verification that are both accurate and privacy preserving.—
Annie Chestnut Tutor,
Boston Herald,
18 Aug. 2025
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The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Just by wearing an aquarium’s T-shirt in a small snippet of her The Release Party of a Showgirl film, the pop star inspired countless fans to seek one out for themselves — raising $2 million for otter conservation in the process.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Sustentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustentation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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