Are they trying to keep from recognizing their large losses on the huge inventory of long-term bonds that they carry at cost?

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2023/03/28/the-feds-folly-is-ballooning-yet-it-is-about-to-declare-victory/

Captain Chris Clarke with the Jacksonville Salvation Army says there is a great need for bell ringers this season, and many locations off indoor kettles to keep from being out in the cold.

Source: https://wlds.com/red-kettle-campaign-kicks-off-for-holiday-season-bell-ringers-needed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-kettle-campaign-kicks-off-for-holiday-season-bell-ringers-needed

China protested the response as an “obvious overreaction”, but analysts said that any counter-move by Beijing will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1725755/us-military-says-it-is-searching-for-remnants-of-chinese-spy-balloon

Darby's back is against a wall, and Darby looks around the corner, trying to keep from being exposed.

Source: https://collider.com/a-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world-images/

FWP says property owners need to store garbage in bear-resistant cans, and keep from leaving food and other attractants out, including pet food, chicken feed, and BBQs.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/117/p/bear-spray-montana/

In addition to finding a way to score and score often, you work to keep from putting the defense at a disadvantage.

Source: https://www.lagrangenews.com/2023/02/22/smith-column-georgia-fans-will-miss-todd-monken/

In the case of Juliette, however, she's so closed off from everybody else that Ferguson almost had to fight to keep from putting too much of her own personality into it, which was her biggest challenge.

Source: https://collider.com/silo-season-2-rebecca-ferguson-comments/

It appears that federal prosecutors never even booted it up to look for additional evidence of wrongdoing in this case — all the better to keep from incriminating the Big Guy in any of this.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/98235-hunter-bidens-sweetheart-deal-2023-06-21

Let us each challenge ourselves to see how much plastic we can keep from landfills, oceans and waterways.

Source: https://www.occatholic.com/how-can-we-protect-our-waters-from-plastic-pollution/

The memories we can barely keep from overflowing, the indescribable feeling of floating through the air, our tenacity knows no bounds.

Source: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/pokemon-jesse-comments-team-rocket-exit/

The plaintiff is a Colorado woman who was considering going into business designing wedding websites, and sued preemptively to keep from having to provide this service to same sex couples.

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/chris-hayes-supreme-court-criticism-msnbc-video/