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reservation

[rez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


NOUN
the act of holding something, or thing held for future use
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NOUN
habitat for large group
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The system could automatically respond to a text message asking about when your flight arrives, or place a restaurant reservation based on a conversation.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

In the interactions that follow, which appear to take place between two different gates, staff recognize him, inform him he has no reservation and—according to Walker—eventually call the police to escort him away.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The service said the vehicle fire had spread into the central reservation, before progressing into nearby heathland.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Roughly half a dozen states, including Illinois and New York, have tried to crack down by passing bans on reservation reselling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Teachers loved him without reservation which made it a law for students to hate and envy him.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Others on recent earnings calls expressed deeper reservations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

The conversation then turned to the concierge Elise Wilson, a fashion stylist in Los Angeles, had hired to plan the group’s itinerary and make reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Dining is available to museum-goers as well as members of the public without tickets, and reservations are now open.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“I think I would have had more reservations had I not known him,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

And, yeah, my grandmother was smart and kind and had traveled to about 100 different Indian reservations, but that had nothing to do with her greatness.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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