in reserve
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, chip makers have some supply in reserve.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
For example, China has built 1.3 billion barrels of oil in reserve.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Some European countries instruct energy companies to hold a certain amount of petroleum in reserve, and simply reduce that target in a “release.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
At the time of November's Budget, the OBR said Reeves would meet the first measure with £21.7bn in reserve - an amount often referred to as "headroom".
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
He’d expended every last bit of his strength to reach the summit—and now there was nothing left in reserve for the descent.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
