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 United States has many hundreds of nuclear weapons in storage that could be brought out and put on existing missiles, along with empty missile tubes on submarines that could again be filled with missiles.
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Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The current location of the scrapbooks is unknown, but Crystal claims she was told many could be in storage at private facilities in California, and added she was previously told by members within the foundation that some could be inside private residences, where the photos could be digitized.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
After decades out in sea and then being tucked away in storage, the ship was returned to Richmond in 1998.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The costume remains in storage in an undisclosed location in Nationwide Arena.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The current location of the scrapbooks is unknown, but Crystal claims she was told many could be in storage at private facilities in California, and added she was previously told by members within the foundation that some could be inside private residences, where the photos could be digitized.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
After decades out in sea and then being tucked away in storage, the ship was returned to Richmond in 1998.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The costume remains in storage in an undisclosed location in Nationwide Arena.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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