reserve

Example Sentences

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In televised remarks, he said the nation had 39 days worth of petrol, 29 days worth of diesel and 30 days worth of jet fuel in reserve.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Gold could resume its longer-term uptrend if it maintains its central bank reserve asset status and geopolitical issues resolve.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Globalstar agreed to reserve 85% of its capacity for Apple’s satellite-based services as part of Apple’s $1.5 billion investment in the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Oil stored in the SPR fell by 378,000 barrels to 415.1 million barrels as the Department of Energy began releasing oil from the reserve in response to global supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Both past tenses have been around for hundreds of years, but since the sixteenth century it’s been customary to reserve hanged for referring to executions, and to use hung for other meanings.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner