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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /






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That makes it particularly attractive as a reserve asset, and should underpin demand from central banks and institutional investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Running back Dean Connors was placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery for a hand injury suffered against the Chargers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The National Trust has vowed to "maintain the spirit" of a nature reserve while making "some small changes" after saving it from closure.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The remaining $1.7 million is in a taxable brokerage account, including a $300,000 cash reserve.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Now Tūtū doesn’t get around so easily, so I don’t get to go hiking in the reserve unless Dad is in town.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Central banks added a net 321 tons of gold to their reserves in 3Q, according to the World Gold Council.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The devices will track physiological data including body temperature, heart rate and fat reserves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He expects sales to rise further in the second half of the year and early 2027 as those operators tap their remaining bitcoin reserves to finance new data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Carmichael said there should be restoration of a full-time presence to support the unit and more reserves should be recruited in the northern isles as numbers were low.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

By attacking along the Somme, the Germans expected to draw British reserves down from the north, where a second German attack would drive toward the English Channel seaports so crucial to British supply lines.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The firm said last week that it has reserved more than $6.34bn in funds, to deal with the fallout of the attack.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The exchange reserved over $6.3 billion of company funds to cover users’ affected assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The company envisions a fleet that could generate billions in annual revenue and reported that 675 people had reserved flights at a cost of $750,000 a ticket by the end of last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Taura is the only Ecuadoran air base reserved exclusively for military use and boasts a runway of more than 3,000 metres, longer than that of Guayaquil's international airport.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The powerful spheres were usually reserved for motors and big machines, but up here, tiny Jade orbs twinkled in the windows of fancy shops and cafes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The area's growing evangelical population meanwhile is reserving judgment on the visit.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Anyone wishing to take part in the free online conversation can do so by reserving a space on the event's booking website, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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

Companies will increasingly migrate “midtier” AI tasks to cheaper models, while reserving frontier-model usage for more complex multistep agentic processes, Sen said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 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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