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In an average-sized home in the U.S., switching to Water Sense fixtures and 0.8-gallon flushing toilets will conserve approximately 60,000 gallons of water per year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Due to lack of protein in the diet, our body will not be able to form other proteins; thus, it will conserve the protein it has for critical use, leading to hair loss.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

But at the board’s meeting Wednesday, Marcus’ colleagues were almost exclusively upbeat about the July numbers, arguing that they show Californians will conserve water whether they are required to or not.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2016

The current plan will conserve about 300,000 acre-feet of water. 

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2015

Beyond civilization we will conserve, share, beautify and, if possible, improve the earth, which is our physical base of operations.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott