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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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Globalstar agreed to reserve 85% of its capacity for Apple’s satellite-based services as part of Apple’s $1.5 billion investment in the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Oil stored in the SPR fell by 378,000 barrels to 415.1 million barrels as the Department of Energy began releasing oil from the reserve in response to global supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Australia holds roughly 37 days' worth of petrol in reserve, according to government figures, far below the 90-day minimum dictated by the International Energy Agency.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

At Hothfield Heathlands, the highland cows had been used as working livestock animals to graze on the grass and help to manage the reserve.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Locke’s King of Siam case is one where a tacit reserve would have been appropriate, but Locke had not formulated one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton