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sustain

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A quick definition of sustain:

Term: sustain

Definition: To sustain means to keep something going for a long time or to keep it going through difficult times. It can also mean to agree with a decision made by someone in charge.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: To sustain means to support or maintain something, especially over a long period of time. It can also mean to endure or undergo something. In legal contexts, to sustain may also mean to uphold a ruling.

  • She needed to sustain her energy throughout the marathon.
  • The company was able to sustain its growth for several years.
  • Despite the difficult circumstances, the community was able to sustain their hope for a better future.
  • The judge sustained the objection made by the defense attorney.

The first three examples illustrate how sustain can mean to support or maintain something over a long period of time. In the first example, the runner needs to sustain her energy throughout the entire marathon. In the second example, the company is able to sustain its growth for several years. In the third example, the community is able to sustain their hope for a better future despite difficult circumstances.

The fourth example illustrates how sustain can be used in a legal context. In this case, the judge upheld the objection made by the defense attorney.

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20:51
@SplitterusClitterus: HAHAH yes
ur user is hilarioussss and no i just graduated this may and am now applying ---also im out of messages so ill take a lil
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roger dat. see u in heck
im back, r u applying this cycle too
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:32
this child fell asleep on me
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21:32
im so uncomfortable
just push him off the entire seat
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21:34
LMAOOOO
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:35
no he’s literally like 8 and he fully just put his head on my bicep and slept
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21:35
he has since moved
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@SplitterusClitterus: me yesterday
gulc baby pls text me back... i miss you ...... :(
22:23
i just went into a discord vc and yelled "YALL I JUST GOT INTO J.M. SCHOOL OF LAW"
22:24
people were getting excited :sob:
22:25
then someone was like "what does jm stand for" and i was like .. well
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22:39
@splitty Oregon!
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22:45
haha my brother and sister in law live there
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soyalmondoatmilk
8:38
good morning! hoping waves will come our wave today
8:42
GW wave today?
8:57
There’s someone I found on here with the username threeoutchange and if my understanding is correct that’s a reference to the debut album by a pretty cool 90s-00s Japanese band called Supercar. I geeked a little
8:57
It could just be a baseball reference I don’t get though lol
Dkk
9:00
@renard99: also, the same band that does a song in the anime Eureka 7 which I watched when I was like idk, 12
9:00
Yeah! They are pretty good. Three Out Change is an awesome J-rock record
Dkk
9:01
I will probably not listen to them more but fun fact. Really random to start the day. An omen that the waves will be very random today.
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