in storage
idiom
: in a place where things can be kept safely when they are not being used
He kept his belongings in storage until he found an apartment.
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Renewables are increasingly becoming the cheapest form of power worldwide, and advancements in storage technology continue to make clean energy a reliable backbone for modern power grids.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Footage can be recorded to microSD media courtesy of a slot in the helmet that's able to take cards up to 128 GB in storage capacity.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
It should be noted that increases in storage capacity density have become harder for both SSDs as well as HDDs.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Of the total inventory, about 1,710 strategic warheads are deployed, about 1,112 strategic warheads and about 1,558 nonstrategic warheads are in storage and about 1,200 warheads are retired but still largely intact, awaiting dismantlement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Footage can be recorded to microSD media courtesy of a slot in the helmet that's able to take cards up to 128 GB in storage capacity.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
It should be noted that increases in storage capacity density have become harder for both SSDs as well as HDDs.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Of the total inventory, about 1,710 strategic warheads are deployed, about 1,112 strategic warheads and about 1,558 nonstrategic warheads are in storage and about 1,200 warheads are retired but still largely intact, awaiting dismantlement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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