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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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Maintaining a cash reserve to avoid selling investments during a market downturn is a sensible approach.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In some cases, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, reserve players did not travel to the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Pakistan, which has no strategic oil reserve, now plans to set one up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Burke had proved himself a capable reserve outfielder who was popular with his teammates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Eventually, with the concept of a tacit reserve, a principle from moral philosophy is introduced directly into epistemology, establishing a limit to knowledge claims.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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