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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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According to the complaint, Hamoud was hired as a bus operator at the agency in 2010 and then transferred to facilities maintenance in 2019.—
Natalie Demaree,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025 -
Although predictive maintenance mostly helps operational efficiency and cost control, its influence also reaches customer experience.—
Kalyan Gottipati,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The budget does include $500,000 for affordable housing preservation.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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That metadata then flows into a robust toolset for organizing, managing, and preparing collections for either long-term preservation through Portico or for broader access via the JSTOR platform.—
Sara Ivry,
JSTOR Daily,
4 June 2025
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The impact of climate change on pangolins highlights the need for conservation efforts that take into account the complex relationships between wild animals and their environments.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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In a move reminiscent of China's diplomatic gesture in 1972, when the government allowed a pair of pandas to visit the National Zoo, Saudi Arabia will send two Arabian leopards to D.C. as part of a conservation program.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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“Sustentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustentation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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