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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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He has since logged nearly 500 days of reserve duty across Gaza, the West Bank and, last summer, the 12-day war with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Koalas, microbats and honeyeater birds are among the 23 threatened species living in a nature reserve she says is under threat from Yancoal's Moolarben mine, which wants to add another 30 million tonnes of coal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Among other things, Bakker had offered nearly 160,000 people the opportunity to reserve a room at the 500-room Heritage Grand Hotel for three nights a year for life for $1,000 — a mathematical impossibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

To increase supply, he has released millions of barrels from the U.S.’s emergency petroleum stockpile, draining the reserve to its lowest level in 44 years.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Was there a reserve somewhere that was keeping it going these few extra minutes?

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Sentiment is likely buoyed by the expectation that the People’s Bank of China will continue adding to its gold reserves, ANZ Research writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Putin said at a conference earlier this month that Russia had enough diesel reserves for itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

With its wealth of rich oil and gas reserves, a significant agricultural sector and a young and skilled workforce, its economy is one to be reckoned with, says Wilson.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nasser warned against looking at headline figures for reserves, noting that "less than 10 percent" were available.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

That would mean no EVAs for me, and no emergency reserves.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on a legal challenge brought by Garvaghy Road residents against the decision to allow the march.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

And until recently, they were a niche option reserved mostly for overseas investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Both kinds of vessels were likely used for preparing and serving food, although the decorated pieces may have been reserved for special events.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The powerful spheres were usually reserved for motors and big machines, but up here, tiny Jade orbs twinkled in the windows of fancy shops and cafes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Gilroy added that, so far, four clubs have put in protective claims "reserving the right to claim compensation if City are found guilty".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

Companies can tap its data centers by reserving graphics processing units, or GPUs—chips that accelerate the millions of computations required in AI training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

For other passengers, reserving a seat is optional.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 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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