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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Essentially, they were beat-up tennis sneakers with one toe bent out of shape for years after being in storage in jail while the character was incarcerated.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 June 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services estimated in 2020 that there are at least 600,000 frozen embryos in storage nationwide.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
The tail has since been in storage at the West Hartford Public Works storage facility on Brixton Street.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
The S-400s remain in storage because the Turkish government understands that deploying them would rupture relations with Washington.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 June 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services estimated in 2020 that there are at least 600,000 frozen embryos in storage nationwide.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
The tail has since been in storage at the West Hartford Public Works storage facility on Brixton Street.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
The S-400s remain in storage because the Turkish government understands that deploying them would rupture relations with Washington.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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