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Reading & WritingChapter 4: Words in Context
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Soil amendment

A greenhouse class compared fictional soil mixtures while keeping water, light, and seed variety constant. The researchers “maintain” that the narrower interpretation remains plausible. Here, to maintain is to assert as a position; the next sentence restates that exact action. The relationship is stated directly. The design allowed the students to interpret differences with appropriate caution.

Original SATHELP24x7 practice passage
As used in the text, what does “maintain” most nearly mean?

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