Example Sentences

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DBS maintains its buy rating on the stock and its target price of 3.17 Singapore dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service maintains a screwworm pupae sterilization facility in North America and is currently building a new center in southern Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Baird Equity Research maintains a Neutral rating on Coinbase but lowers its price target to $142 from $160 because of weak trading volumes.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s also her first album in more than a decade, one that maintains the neo-soul continuum she’s nourished since her multi-platinum 2000 debut, “Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

It maintains cholesterol at its proper level in the blood plasma, and inactivates the male and female hormones when they reach excessive levels.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson