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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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The company also maintained its forecast for tariff costs to total about $2.2 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Frimpong emphasized that her ruling was not a final determination that the government maintained an unlawful policy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Athens, 17-year-old Greek school pupil Yiannis Papanikolaou told AFP: "School buildings are terrible and poorly maintained… I think something might change, because of what France is doing, France will spur Greece."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company maintained its guidance for the year, which was upgraded last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The aura of science and medical research was meticulously maintained, often dramatized to achieve an even greater effect on public imagination.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee