reserve
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Maintaining that identity is essential because these specialized cells serve as the body's reserve supply for repairing injured muscle.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
Star Puka Nacua likely will be placed on injured reserve because of a right knee sprain he suffered during the Rams’ victory over the Washington Commanders, coach Sean McVay said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Bypass pipelines, tanker transfers and emergency reserve releases have helped keep oil flowing during the war but can’t fully offset prolonged shipping disruptions, with prices still at around $100 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Mollie said her ovarian reserve had more than halved in a year and she had been told she was likely to go through an early menopause.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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Breidablikk and Tyrving are currently operational, while Yggdrasil -- whose potential reserves were recently revised upward -- is due to start producing in 2027.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
A race is on to replenish depleted oil reserves and build storage facilities to withstand the next supply shock, after the Iran war drained global crude stockpiles to their lowest levels in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
It is financed primarily by payroll taxes collected from workers and employers, with trust-fund reserves invested in special-issue U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Jackdaw's reserves amount to only a few months of UK gas demand, while Rosebank contains less than a year's worth of our oil consumption.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
I paused, rallying my ever-dwindling reserves of courage.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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For the highly anticipated decision, the court sat in plenary formation, meaning that 11 judges took part instead of the usual five -- a format reserved for important cases.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
The cave could represent the earliest known burial location reserved for one sex by a human relative other than Homo sapiens.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
He said they received so many cards that the local post office had to have a special trolley cart reserved for the raptor center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Some people are quite reserved when they come in, and then when I go and speak to them after they have a big smile on their face." he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
It seemed strange that Gladys should call her parents by the diminutive, which was usually reserved for small children.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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The area's growing evangelical population meanwhile is reserving judgment on the visit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Anyone wishing to take part in the free online conversation can do so by reserving a space on the event's booking website, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Just a few thousand cars are expected to be sold each year, with initial deliveries likely going to the people who began reserving their spot in line close to nine years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
In addition to volatility and interest rates, investors are being choosier about participating in new stock offerings, with some saying they are reserving capital for Anthropic’s planned offering later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
To clarify this point, I will often use the term ‘Sapiens’ to denote members of the species Homo sapiens, while reserving the term ‘human’ to refer to all extant members of the genus Homo.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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