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With qualification still to be earned for Euro 2028, two spots held in reserve for host countries gives the four home nations a fallback option if required.

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Scott Boland is primed for a place in the XI, with uncapped pair Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett in reserve.

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World Liberty holds those funds in reserve to maintain the coins’ 1-for-1 tie to the dollar, unless the USD1 tokens are swapped back into real-world cash.

"I knew it was really good, but the rest of the song wasn't right, so I kept it in reserve until the right time."

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It needed a vaccine for bird flu that could be kept in reserve, but also deployed quickly in case the virus — which currently can only jump from animals to humans — evolves to spread directly from person to person.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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