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sustain
/səˈsteɪn/
noun
A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
verb
To maintain, or keep in existence.
"The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."
To provide for or nourish.
"provisions to sustain an army"
To encourage or sanction (something).
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