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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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From there, he recommends building an emergency reserve, ideally reaching three to six months’ worth of expenses eventually, and then putting additional money toward longer-term goals.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

I asked questions about the technology and how the process would work; it was firm in saying I could get answers only at the actual appointment, which I could reserve with a Venmo payment.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

Between this and its cash reserve, it should be able to meet near-term requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The 1,750-acre Torrey Pines reserve, located north of La Jolla and south of Del Mar in San Diego County, attracts an estimated 4 million visitors yearly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Two hundred square meters of solar cells, with hydrogen fuel cells to store plenty of reserve.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Meanwhile, volunteer blood bike charity Freewheelers, which supports the NHS by delivering lifesaving medical products, said they are "sucking up the impact in our reserves".

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

She found out that the HOA only had 1% in financial reserves.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Slow waves are a major feature of deep sleep -- the stage associated with physical recovery, replenishing energy reserves, and maintaining healthy brain function.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

The world’s largest island has untapped mineral reserves buried deep beneath the ice, but they are difficult and expensive to get to.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

There was something about his face, the sad fatigue of a goodwill whose reserves have been exhausted, that made me start to trust him.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

“For the longest time, at least from my vantage point, caviar was reserved for a certain group that was in the know,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The presidential symposium is reserved for cutting-edge cancer research.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

The maneuver was completed with more than 99% accuracy and consumed less than 10% of the fuel reserved for it.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

This week, the 9th Circuit reversed him, finding the Korean companies intentionally reserved immobilizers as an “upsell” for American buyers, making millions of base-models easy to hot-wire with little more than a screwdriver.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 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

Jim Levi runs Cars for Event Rental in Long Island, where he says 80% of his bookings are women, mostly reserving cars for photoshoots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

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

She unloads a tray of them from the delivery cart, reserving two to eat later.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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