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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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Comparing his two visits to Yosemite, Shields said he preferred not having to deal with the reservation system, but that came with some caveats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

I made the reservation on the PS website more than a week before my flight, providing flight and credit card information.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

So as the season begins, The Bear is long on stress, short on food, the plumbing is kaput, the reservation line has stopped working and then started again and the place is impossibly overbooked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Ryanair has changed its family seating policy to allow parents to sit next to their young children without paying a seat reservation fee, after an investigation was opened.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The native territory of the Longhorn has now become the world’s most important dragon reservation, where wizards of all nationalities study a variety of dragons at close range.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

“The person tasked with making the lightning lane reservations for a group is going to have a very different day,” said Jessica Gardner, an influencer known as “the theme parkette.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Just with no reservations, no bottomless anything and, ideally, very few dishes.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

They became exacerbated ahead of Tuesday's vote - which FdI's junior partners had reservations about - eventually culminating in the defeat of the amendment.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

As of 8:51 a.m., the Huntington recorded over 5,700 reservations, said Keisha Raines, the Huntington’s assistant director of news and media relations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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