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    reserve

    US /rɪˈzɚv/

    ・

    UK /rɪ'zɜ:v/

    A2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo arrange for a room or table be kept for you
    I want to reserve a single room for one person, please
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Area of land set aside as for a people
    Parts of Dakota are set aside as a reserve for American Indian First Peoples
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Park or area for wildlife to roam free
    This is the nature reserve where lions can live freely
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo not use all of, so you can use it later
    I want to reserve half of my income for emergencies
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Item kept or used as spares
    Animals eat a lot to increase their fat reserve before winter comes.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A quality of being cautious or slow to reveal one's emotions or opinions.
    She showed great reserve when dealing with the difficult customer.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A supply of something available for future use.
    The country has large oil reserves.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Additional troops or resources available to support an effort.
    The general sent in the reserves to reinforce the front line.

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    • Brown fat, instead of serving as an energy reserve for organs

      Brown fat, instead of serving as an energy reserve for organs

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      A cooldown in the labor market was also what the Federal Reserve had intended with its series of interest rate hikes.

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      If you are the Federal Reserve and you want to slow the economy down, that means you want to slow the markets down a bit.

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      After the 2008 financial crisis, the US Federal Reserve brought interest rates to near zero and kept them there for years.

    • Reserve brought interest rates to near zero and kept them there

      Reserve brought interest rates to near zero and kept them there

    B1

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    • This means to reserve a table or spot at a restaurant

      This means to reserve a table or spot at a restaurant

    • is 'reserve a table'.

      is 'reserve a table'.

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      we simply pay an unnecessarily heavy price, for our reserve around people

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      The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates multiple times last year in a bid to curb inflation.

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    • It was a powerful confirmation of the idea of cognitive reserve.

      It was a powerful confirmation of the idea of cognitive reserve.

    • Now, what is cognitive reserve?

      Now, what is cognitive reserve?

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    • Brown fat, instead of serving as an energy reserve for organs throughout the body to burn,

      Brown fat, instead of serving as an energy reserve for organs throughout the body to burn,

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      But for now Antarctica is ,as the Treaty intended, a continental nature reserve, and scientific research haven.

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