maintain
verb (used with object)
are maintaining
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present progressiveof maintain.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And because airlines face a massive backlog of new plane orders, these air mechanics are maintaining some of the oldest passenger and cargo fleets in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Some on Wall Street are maintaining a wait-and-see approach.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
In a bright spot, Generation-X workers are maintaining an average total savings rate of 15.4% — above Fidelity’s suggested goal of 15% — marking a promising trend as this generation approaches retirement age, Fidelity said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
The manufacturers themselves are maintaining that crisis by discouraging the shift to electric trucks: California has documented a $94,000 markup on some electric trucks in the U.S. compared with Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
On the north slope of Round Top, the Second and Third corps are maintaining the unequal struggle with one-third of the rebel army.
From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by George T. Stevens
