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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In 1902, the organ was purchased by Pennsylvania's Thiel College, where it was locked up in storage and never used until it was sold again, this time to Christ Church in 1911.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In addition, deliveries to water users in the Lower Basin, coupled with 1944 Treaty deliveries to Mexico, have exceeded inflows, causing significant decline in the amount of water in storage [in Lake Mead] since 2000.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Besides dozens of items on display, hundreds of other items are in storage that can be rotated into the collection, says Chris Heaton, senior vice president of property management for West Acres Development.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The guard vessel—which surrounds the reactor core and primary coolant loop—and other key components are already complete or in storage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In addition, deliveries to water users in the Lower Basin, coupled with 1944 Treaty deliveries to Mexico, have exceeded inflows, causing significant decline in the amount of water in storage [in Lake Mead] since 2000.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Besides dozens of items on display, hundreds of other items are in storage that can be rotated into the collection, says Chris Heaton, senior vice president of property management for West Acres Development.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The guard vessel—which surrounds the reactor core and primary coolant loop—and other key components are already complete or in storage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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