as in warehouse
a building for storing goods nurses going back and forth to the medication repository

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Recent Examples on the Web The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library that has served as a main repository of internet history, is back online with limited functionality after weeks of being harassed by hackers. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 This repository may be structured to categorize insights by project type, outcome and the nature of the learning (e.g., process improvements, customer insights and risk management). Stephen Turban, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 There’s photographic evidence right here on his phone, which also happens to be a repository of unheard, unfinished Van Halen songs. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024 The demand comes as Israel launches another major offensive in northern Gaza, where airstrikes in recent days have hit a school, refugee camp and a food repository. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for repository 

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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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