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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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Pakistan, which has no strategic oil reserve, now plans to set one up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Stale Solbakken, the Norway head coach, and Brede Hangeland, the team manager, have let fly in the media about a training game between the reserve players from the two countries that Clarke cancelled.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In other words, the reserves his company and others have been tapping — including the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be used only for global emergencies — are about to run out.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

On Thursday, trying to reserve seats for Imax and other premium screenings via the AMC ticketing app and its website became an epic journey of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Tjaden and Müller have produced two washbasins and had them filled up to the brim as a reserve.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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