The word preserves is a noun. Preserves means (1) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
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The Brexit pact preserves crucial E.U. principles like the single market, and lets the bloc look ahead to its future without Britain.
Steven Erlanger. New York Times. Friday, 25 Dec 2020 14:58:37 +0000.
The Republican counter proposal to the HEROES Act passed by the Democratic controlled House of Representatives in May has finally arrived. And it preserves a second round of stimulus payments of $1,200 per person.
By Jeff Rose, Contributor. Forbes. Monday, 27 Jul 2020 23:02:51 -0400.
As the current pandemic ravages minority communities, historians are scrambling to continue work that preserves cultural heritage
Smithsonian. Tuesday, 09 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000.
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