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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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“What I would want to caution people against is thinking that the thirst or the engagement is the end — that’s been my reservation with it,” she said.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

This is a plan-in-advance activity, because getting a coveted table at the luxe restaurant — which is small relative to the size of the museum — requires a reservation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

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

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

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

“Well,” she says, “I’m a Penobscot Indian on my father’s side. When I was young, we lived on a reservation near Old Town.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

In their place: the more civilized weekend lunch, where reservations are easier and you might actually have some afternoon left when it is over.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“I’ve got great reservations and deep doubts about the effect of the new plan to get rid of all parking and choke traffic down to one lane,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

There were similar reservations about Arsenal's well-documented pursuit of Julian Alvarez.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But his plan ran up against opposition from some of the heirs as well as reservations from Delfin's board of directors.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Why didn’t we have a normal number of reservations tonight?

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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