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reservation

[rez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


NOUN
the act of holding something, or thing held for future use
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NOUN
habitat for large group
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Previous waves of reservation hijacks have seen hotels hacked in order to get access to the hotel's Booking.com account and send out phishing emails and text messages.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The hotel reservation site said that searches for Paris around the dates of Dion's concerts increased by 49 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

States also have authority under the Tenth Amendment’s reservation to the states and people the power to run their own state elections.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

It did not disclose the number of reservation holders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The maitre d’ was waiting for Captain Weber, a naval captain who commanded a cruiser attached to the fleet, to bring his lady in for dinner, but his reservation was not until 9 o’clock.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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