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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometres near a nature reserve, NGOs warn.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The Energy Department released 2.8 million barrels of oil from the SPR, leaving the reserve with 304.8 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

This is year four of the project and so far more than 100 birds have been released on to the reserve.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

But the 13-year department veteran was still serving as a reserve officer and had several lucrative side businesses, including renting luxury cars and launching an app that allowed actors to audition remotely.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

Eichengreen also wondered what might happen if another country lacking such warm ties with Washington wanted to sell dollar reserves to boost its own currency.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

However, it said it "reserves the right to keep all options open to ensure that the achievements of the past four years are not lost".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Over time, the human body became remarkably good at guarding its energy reserves through complex biological defenses wired into the brain.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

To manage cash flow, the board at Fairview Condo 1 in Middle Island has been cutting spending rather than tapping cash reserves or levying special assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

On their way, she passed all the full picnic tables occupied by who she guessed were people from different reserves or urban locations heavy with an Indigenous population.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Telling a federal judge the same kind of thing carries the threat of disbarment and perjury charges, and no amount of bravado previously reserved for on-air broadcasts could change that math.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Athena says suspensions are reserved for "serious or repeated breaches of behaviour expectations" and that rates have fallen significantly in the past year.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

It might be said of Babitz, as Oscar Wilde said of his life, that she spent her talent on her writing and reserved her genius for her life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Where a grid has spare capacity and the customer is locked into paying for what it reserved, fixed costs can be spread across more consumption, holding rates down.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The Levinsons take my parents to special reserved seats in the front row.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Playing the Disney slots means reserving a time on your preferred ride, telling the app you want to modify it, then refreshing over and over until a better time appears.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 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

Tesla also caters to retail investors in ways other companies don’t, reserving time for questions submitted by everyday investors on quarterly earnings calls and often inviting them to events.

From MarketWatch Jun. 5, 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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