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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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The dollar the world's primary reserve currency, meaning it is held by central banks around the world in large quantities as part of their foreign exchange reserves.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

But he said if the owners sincerely believed that, they were perfectly free to negotiate with the players to get the reserve clause back.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Upon receiving a formal national-bank charter from the OCC, World Liberty will be able to issue and redeem USD1, manage the reserve backing USD1, and provide custody services to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Firefighters hacked their way through boggy terrain overnight to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but crews were still battling numerous flare-ups in the High Fens nature reserve.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The power of life and death cannot be handed out blithely, but only with stoic and weighty reserve.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The dollar the world's primary reserve currency, meaning it is held by central banks around the world in large quantities as part of their foreign exchange reserves.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

By late 2022, the interest rate paid on reserves started to exceed the yield on the Fed’s holdings of Treasury debt, a necessary if not sufficient condition for ending this form of financial repression.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But since becoming prime minister a month ago, Burnham has said Britain "can't ignore" its oil and gas reserves.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

If present water use patterns do not change, groundwater depletion could accelerate further, increasing the threat to agricultural areas downstream that depend on these reserves.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

What the economy consisted of in 1960 was potential—raw materials, human beings, high spirits, some money from the marketing board reserves left over from what the British had taken to rebuild their postwar economy.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Palou said he would attack Sunday with intensity usually reserved for the Indianapolis 500 as he chases a fourth consecutive IndyCar season crown and fifth in six years.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Add the drained pasta and a splash of reserved pasta water and toss to combine.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

In class, Hackney could be reserved, Pollan recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

In April, before the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, local authorities rejected a request for a level-four motorcade, usually reserved for heads of state or the Pope.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

The company is reserving up to 30% of its IPO shares for retail investors.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 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

At the end of Neville’s interview, Harry had the impression that Slughorn was reserving judgment on Neville, yet to see whether he had any of his parents’ flair.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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