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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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The yoga class is open to all levels, including beginners, but participants must reserve a spot and bring their own mats for both sessions, which will be held inside the museum’s spacious, airy lobby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The actual extent of reductions will depend on the river's reserve levels and hydrological conditions.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

For decades, a strong U.S. dollar has been the bedrock of the global financial system, powering trade activities and serving as the world’s primary default reserve currency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The 18 governors and reserve bank presidents who, with Warsh, make up the interest rate-setting committee “have received me incredibly warmly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Baba had never taken Neel to the reserve.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Japan in April and May burned through some $70 billion of foreign-exchange reserves to prop up the yen, only to have it weaken again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The U.S. holds some of its foreign-currency reserves in euros.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The first is funding: Because the trust funds are invested almost entirely in low-yield government securities, they generate less income than they would under a higher-return strategy, putting pressure on reserves.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Live Nation reserves 10 spots in its competitive internship program for SoLa Live alumni, meaning at least half of every cohort receives a paid career advancement opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

There was also the problem, demonstrated by Rutherford and Soddy early in the century, that Earthly elements hold huge reserves of heat–much too much to allow for the sort of cooling and shrinking Suess suggested.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Certain tickets need to be reserved for stakeholders and could later be released back into the general pool.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Where a grid has spare capacity and the customer is locked into paying for what it reserved, fixed costs can be spread across more consumption, holding rates down.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Translated into constitutional terms, Minnesota argued that the surge violated federalist principles by invading the state’s reserved police powers: the broad authority to govern public health, safety, welfare, and order.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

It means £238m a year will be reserved for the entry-level payment - known as the scheme's universal layer.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

When the normal participants looked at the chair, however, they used a completely different and less powerful part of the brain—the inferior temporal gyrus—which is normally reserved for objects.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

For other passengers, reserving a seat is optional.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

While praising the VA for reserving the contract for businesses owned by disabled veterans, Sherin said the plan lacks the ingredient he views as most important.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

And while Mr. Trump may be reserving his final decision, the ball is now in the Iranian regime’s opaque court on two points of final language.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

The world governing body's standard policy dictates tickets are listed for resale or transferred to another individual rather than refunded, reserving the latter option for exceptional circumstances like match cancellations.

From BBC May 26, 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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