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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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Cyber-security firm Norton has dubbed the scams "reservation hijacks" because criminals have contacted Booking.com customers pretending to be hotels in order to trick victims into sending them money based on bogus reservation problems.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

People who can’t make a reservation will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Microsoft’s internal compute capacity reservation for AI research led to disappointing Azure sales and a 10% stock decline.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

States also have authority under the Tenth Amendment’s reservation to the states and people the power to run their own state elections.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Lizzie also grew up on the reservation in Kansas, where she helped to provide for her family, harvesting corn and hauling wood over distances.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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