reserved
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She was laser-focused on licking organic peanut butter off a mat, a treat reserved for her biweekly acupuncture sessions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
There remains one task which, at Floricultura at least, is reserved for humans.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
There he meets with his chosen mark: Perla Hildegarda Inclán Arnao, a middle-aged spinster from a fallen family of coffee barons whose reserved nature doesn’t jibe with her passionate letters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The company has capacity interconnection rights—essentially a reserved spot to send electricity onto the grid—for its Eddystone plant in Pennsylvania, which Constellation intends to retire.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“The one reserved for visiting officials. Besides, what can we do? It’s the country. They don't have the same luxuries that we do in Chattana—though that should change after this visit.”
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Vocabulary lists containing reserved
The Great Gatsby
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The Bill of Rights
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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