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But Barry Eichengreen, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, points to geopolitical and security factors that have preserved the dollar’s status.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

AlixPartners said there had been "significant interest" in the company but that it had not received any offer which would have preserved Brewdog in its entirety.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The three major U.S. airlines — American, Delta and United — have preserved international and nonstop domestic flights amid the cuts.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

Other fossils there have preserved scenes of animals interacting, such as creatures feeding on the remains of squid-like ancestors.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

I have preserved original spelling and punctuation in quotations, except that I have regularized ‘u’ and ‘v’, and ‘i’ and ‘j’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton