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rez

British

/ rɛz /

noun

a slang word for reserve reservation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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By depicting Oklahoma rez life through the eyes of the restless teenagers raised on movies that romanticize escaping home to find themselves, Harjo’s stories bubbled over with joy and ridiculousness.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

Paulina, you always said that Willie Jack should be that girl on every rez, the one with the baseball cap and the braids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

“As she said in her Golden Globes speech ‘It’s for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid who had a dream to see themselves represented, to see our stories represented.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

It's all part of the show's pragmatic treatment of life on the rez for its young characters and their elders.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023

Bowdy is the toughest kid on the rez.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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