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      6 months ago

      ‘Protect’ can imply it’s a victim of an unjust action. ‘Maintain’ may perhaps be a more neutral term.

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        6 months ago

        ‘Protect’ can imply it’s a victim of an unjust action.

        Not in the context of how I used it. Context matters.

        ‘Maintain’ may perhaps be a more neutral term.

        The article describes a conflict between the city and the state, so ‘maintain’ would not be a proper word, ‘protect’ would be. The state was trying to take something away from the city.

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