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reserves

  • plural of reserve.
  • present tense form of reserve (3rd person singular).

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These recent surges may in turn reflect the growing popularity of birdwatching among young people, with reports Gen Z birders have flocked to nature reserves.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Experts can now see how emergency reserves and a pullback in crude demand from China helped cushion the blow of an estimated 11.1 million barrels of lost supply since the start of the Iran war.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Its latest capacity auction came up short of the reserves it hoped to procure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The World Bank and IMF have restored contacts with the Venezuelan government since that ouster, and the Fund has so far provided around $346 million from the country's reserves with the multilateral lender.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 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