reserve
verb (used with object)
to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
are reserving
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present progressiveof reserve.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
Instead, customers are reserving compute capacity years in advance, often before the facilities required to provide it have even been completed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In public, they are reserving their position on that.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Prosecutors have refused to close the case and are reserving the right to retry her.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
Is it for Chanlouineau, then, that you are reserving your consent?
From The Honor of the Name by Émile Gaboriau
