Maintain
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, Peter has to maintain the public image of a man with a supportive wife who will stand by him through his various legal and political troubles.
Source: Maintain the Lie -
They're doing this because their efforts to maintain the purity of their gene pool has left them all sterile due to inbreeding, and they can't stand the thought of any other species outliving them.
Source: Evil Is Petty -
The ATGM requires vehicles to stand complete still to fire and maintain aim, while having significantly long flight and reload times.
Source: Video Game / Armored Warfare
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