in storage

phrase

: 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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Some companies that owned Spirit's planes before bankruptcy will just sell their parts, but some may keep the planes in storage. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Related Articles The dinosaur has been given the elegant name Invictibellatrix amberina, which is quite a moniker for a speciman that spent much of the past hundred years in storage. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, hundreds of costumes from the franchise’s 17-year history remain in storage in Paris, forming a physical archive of the work behind the game’s characters. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 There are about 1 million butterflies on these shelves, and another 3 million pinned in storage in the back. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in storage

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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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