Hand
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As they tried to maintain a delicate balance between cooling the reactor and powering it, things slowly got more and more out of hand.
Source: Useful Notes / Chernobyl -
Hand of Thrawn: In this Duology, three people are working to create and maintain the illusion that Thrawn has returned, but of the three, Disra and Tierce are the ones at odds.
Source: Big Bad Duumvirate -
Meanwhile, the President's efforts to maintain peace are theatened by Russia's gung-ho attitude to the aliens, eventually forcing the President's hand.
Source: First Contact
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