reserved
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Journalists on the old plane out of Ankara were also told to keep their window blinds down -- a step normally reserved for war zones -- furthering suspicions of security concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
The company has started a waiting list, with the first pressing reserved for users who sign up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
“Nicknames such as ‘Lizzie’ are reserved for barmaids and axe murderers, of which you are neither,” she once said.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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