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Organizers who have maintained a presence outside the facility since it opened say federal agents are the ones escalating.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Japan and India both historically have maintained cordial relations with Iran, although they grudgingly complied with US sanctions aimed at stopping all other countries from buying Iranian oil.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In the 20th century, world-spanning empires gave way to the network of nation states that have maintained global order to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Attorneys for D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, have maintained they "will vigorously defend David's innocence" and said they believe the "evidence will show that David did not kill Celeste".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“I have maintained for years,” Moore wrote, “that one hundred well-disciplined persons could break the backbone of segregated travel in North Carolina in less than a year.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson