reserve
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The demonstration was held before a crowd of Tesla enthusiasts—some of whom paid $250,000 to reserve the car nine years ago—at a SpaceX rocket test site facility in McGregor, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"There's a lot of reserve in the lung, and people can have an entire lung removed and live a normal life," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Rookie Keagan Trost has been on injured reserve since before the start of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
China’s “crash diet on crude imports” is ending and it is buying more, and strategic petroleum reserve releases are coming to an end, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
“There’s not enough fish left anywhere else, that’s for sure. Not since the cyclone hit. When Baba takes his boat into the reserve, he comes back with plenty. And honey, too.”
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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But he will be one of three players, along with Ben Currie and Ben Talty, listed as non-playing reserves.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
For consumer and mortgage loans, banks add to reserves based on anticipated charge-off rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
He recently pressured European allies to further tap their oil reserves.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sentiment is likely buoyed by the expectation that the People’s Bank of China will continue adding to its gold reserves, ANZ Research writes in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Many of Alexandra’s first settlers came from the tribal reserves, where they could no longer eke out a living, to seek work in the city of gold.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Mutual funds have historically charged much lower fees than private funds reserved for sophisticated investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on a legal challenge brought by Garvaghy Road residents against the decision to allow the march.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
And until recently, they were a niche option reserved mostly for overseas investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
That anyone should put all of this into a poem, a place I'd reserved for deep feelings and lofty sentiments!
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Just a few thousand cars are expected to be sold each year, with initial deliveries likely going to the people who began reserving their spot in line close to nine years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
In addition to volatility and interest rates, investors are being choosier about participating in new stock offerings, with some saying they are reserving capital for Anthropic’s planned offering later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Gilroy added that, so far, four clubs have put in protective claims "reserving the right to claim compensation if City are found guilty".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For other passengers, reserving a seat is optional.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
I’d committed myself to spending three days a week working in my capacity as First Lady while reserving the rest of my time for family.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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