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maintained

  • past participle
    of maintain.
    maintain
    verb (used with object)
    to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain.
  • past tense form
    of maintain.
    maintain
    verb (used with object)
    to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain.

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Kim maintained a hiring pause, stopped merit raises and took “a hard look at a lot of our administrative expenses and our operations,” he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

To confirm that the method could be reproduced, collaborators in the laboratory of Ravi Majeti, MD, PhD, at Stanford University independently demonstrated that GMPs could be maintained for extended periods and genetically engineered.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Stella maintained his usual calm, even demeanour, but words like "unacceptable", "disappointed" and "serious" made it abundantly clear how angry he was.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ukraine has maintained that it is ready for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which would reopen its lifeline to global markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Other beings, such as Wind Being and Darkness, maintained their same shapeless forms.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young