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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
despite my reservations, we hired the young teen as a babysitter
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
gave us his approval without any reservations
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Recent Examples of reservation
Explore Frog Bay Tribal National Park The nation’s first tribal national park sits just beyond Bayfield, on the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
Joining them at their weekly closed-door party meeting, Mr. Trump pushed Republicans to drop their reservations about the legislation and embrace the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which leaders hope to bring to a vote by the end of the week.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Lunch reservations are due to member Adella Gray at (479) 841-5266 or email [email protected].
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Contact your local Eddie Merlot’s for details and reservations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
Joining them at their weekly closed-door party meeting, Mr. Trump pushed Republicans to drop their reservations about the legislation and embrace the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which leaders hope to bring to a vote by the end of the week.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Lunch reservations are due to member Adella Gray at (479) 841-5266 or email [email protected].
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Contact your local Eddie Merlot’s for details and reservations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservation
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While some states, including Mississippi, have backed calls to divest public pensions from China, the southern state’s most recent asset disclosures cast some doubt over its commitment to doing so.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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There is little doubt about where Fils will want to play.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Beyond the potential impact on foreign direct investment in the U.S. overall, certain provision of the OBB may have a broader impact, especially affecting common asset protection and wealth planning strategies.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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However, optimism has since given way to skepticism, as a series of policy missteps and economic headwinds have made Bessent’s goal seem increasingly unattainable.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Netanyahu, having played a pivotal role in supporting Trump's 2018 decision to scrap the nuclear deal secured by former President Barack Obama three years earlier, is once again fueling skepticism toward a new agreement with Tehran.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Apart from those violations, the CPSC says the swings also fail to meet mandatory warning requirements required to inform parents of the risks of death or serious injury to infants.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Many college students also would be unable to access the Pell Grant under the bill, as Republicans are asking to increase the full-time enrollment requirement to 30 semester hours from 24 semester hours each academic year.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Murderbot's newfound free will leads to odd behavior sparking suspicion from the PreservationAux team.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Though suspicions had long surrounded Steven Pankey — a local man with ties to her church who later ran twice for the governor of Idaho — he wasn’t arrested until 2020.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Mosquitoes may be coming to you As temperatures rise in numerous parts of the world, researchers have been fairly convinced that mosquitoes seeking warmer conditions will settle in previously uninhabitable areas.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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With economic uncertainties looming, marketers must embrace a mindset of doing more with less.—
Kelly Starman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Diorio said the increase was necessary to balance the budget amid federal cuts and economic uncertainty.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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Shortly before the vote, then-National League President Bart Giamatti called Mayor Eugene Sawyer and informed him Chicago had been selected as the 1990 All-Star site under the stipulation the city council approved the lights measure.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Various pills tested positive for MDMA, alprazolam, ketamine and methamphetamine, according to the stipulation.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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“Reservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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