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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The city begins each winter with 40,000 tons of salt in storage, with an additional 10,000 tons on emergency reserve.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
Houston's port alone has around 31,000 tons of food in storage, and at risk of deterioration, according to the email.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
And the little house — Stan Ivar, who played John Carter, disassembled it piece by piece and has had it in storage forever.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
And Singer looked for things Colorado doesn't require testing for, like coliform bacteria, which signals unsanitary conditions in the grow house or in storage.
—Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
Houston's port alone has around 31,000 tons of food in storage, and at risk of deterioration, according to the email.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
And the little house — Stan Ivar, who played John Carter, disassembled it piece by piece and has had it in storage forever.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
And Singer looked for things Colorado doesn't require testing for, like coliform bacteria, which signals unsanitary conditions in the grow house or in storage.
—Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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