reserves

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The state’s powerful doctors’ lobby, the California Medical Assn., also opposes the measure, arguing it would ban clinics from keeping funding in reserves and hamper their ability to upgrade equipment or expand to new locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Oil appears to have reached its most bearish point as trapped tankers have left through the strait, Chinese imports are low, U.S. exports high, and there’s still access to oil from strategic reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Lakes are being drained to feed the Po and its tributaries, but at the current rate, the reserves will run out within weeks.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

The People’s Bank of China is also set to announce June’s foreign exchange reserves data on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 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