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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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Australia is among the countries pushing to store more of those, with a planned 264-million-gallon reserve of diesel and jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But it also has a trained reserve force of close to 1 million and can mobilise a reserve army of 280,000 at short notice.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The rescued bears - Bara, Rumi, Saebit, Yonggi and Huimang - are enjoying a new reserve at the park created specifically for them.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Myles Garrett being placed on injured reserve threatens to transform what was expected to be a ferocious Rams defense into something much more tame.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

On the far side of the waterway, the bright orange mesh fence barricaded the islands of the reserve.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

The deficit is being made up for with reserves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Carney said Canada had the reserves of critical minerals and clean energy that the world needs, calling these sectors the keys to "strategic autonomy."

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Commercial fuel stocks around the world have been depleting for more than six months, and strategic crude reserves can’t be tapped much further.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

One of the environmental groups which brought the legal challenges, Uplift, has described OEUK's calls for support as a "fantasy" and says the North Sea is an "ultra-mature" basin with very little reserves left.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The Frenchmen had been hidden in the forest on either side of the clearing, as reserves.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The gift cards were paid for with asset forfeiture funds reserved for crime prevention.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The public inquiry into the Lucy Letby case may have reserved the strongest criticism for the Countess of Chester Hospital and its management, but there are big questions for the wider NHS to answer too.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

North Korean state media have also referred to her as "the beloved child" and a "great person of guidance" -- "hyangdo" in Korean -- a term typically reserved for top leaders and their successors.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Half of those tokens would be reserved for specific purposes; of those, 300 million will remain under the ownership of $LAPTOP’s founders for now.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

We marched up the middle of the aisle, banked on both sides by rows of seats reserved for our graduating class.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Instead, customers are reserving compute capacity years in advance, often before the facilities required to provide it have even been completed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Playing the Disney slots means reserving a time on your preferred ride, telling the app you want to modify it, then refreshing over and over until a better time appears.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

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

She’s already claimed a computer and her plaid backpack is draped across a second chair, reserving the seat for me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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