maintenance
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, ˈmān-tə-nən(t)s\
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care and feeding, conservation, conserving, keep, preservation, preserving, sustentation, upkeep
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The report defined structurally deficient bridges as those with deteriorated conditions that need maintenance in the near future to ensure continued safety. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Report: New Jersey spends most on roads, doesn’t get results," 22 Aug. 2019 And a judge forced the company to respond to a media report that PG&E deferred maintenance on equipment near the ignition point of the Camp Fire, which killed 86 people and was the deadliest in state history. — Mark Chediak, Bloomberg.com, "PG&E Faces Fresh Pain as Old Fire Claims Return to Haunt It," 19 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, a judge forced the company to respond to a Wall Street Journal report that the company deferred maintenance on equipment near the ignition point of California’s deadliest wildfire. — Bloomberg News, The Mercury News, "PG&E craters on risk of up to $18 billion in California wildfire lawsuits," 19 Aug. 2019 For example, your condo association may perform all exterior maintenance. — Shannon Cobb Evans, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Do your research before buying home, condo governed by HOA," 17 Aug. 2019 The video likely shows regular bridge maintenance involving welding equipment, according to Stan Korosec, director of government relations and security with the Ambassador Bridge Co. Korosec said the bridge often undergoes railing and deck upkeep. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "Sparks fly from Ambassador Bridge during maintenance," 15 Aug. 2019 American Airlines sued in May, accusing the unions of telling members to refuse overtime, turn down off-work assignments and otherwise slow down maintenance to penalize the carrier. — Dallas News, "American Airlines wins trial over mechanics in work slowdown case," 12 Aug. 2019 In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control, incidents involving elevators or escalators kill about 30 people around the U.S. each year, and roughly half of those are people attempting to do elevator maintenance. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "The up-and-down life of an Alabama elevator inspector," 10 Aug. 2019 The change is typically collected by groundskeepers and used to help fund cemetery maintenance. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "The Reason People Leave Coins on Harper Lee’s Grave," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maintenance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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