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Besides the websites like apkmirror/ApkPure, etc, I save APKs of apps I want to keep using an app like APK Extractor - this extractor will name the file with App Name, Package Name, and Version. Really helps.
I have it extract to a folder on my phone that I keep synced to my server just for extracted APKs.
One down side - an extracted apk may not install on a different phone or new OS, it's a little trickier these days, downloaded APKs are more specific to phone and OS version now. I'd say maybe 1-2% of my extracted APKs don't work on newer version of Android, and that's with having APKs as far back as 2010, I have hundreds (my server says 1400, but there's a little duplication.)