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Recent Examples of depository Many American depository receipts (ADRs) of South African producers have done exceptionally well so far in 2025, with Sibanye Stillwater up about 50%, AngloGold Ashanti and DRDGold both up 93% to 94%, and Harmony Gold up a remarkable 113%. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 To qualify, the gold in the IRA must meet the IRS’ purity standards, and the gold must be held by an authorized storage facility, such as an approved depository. Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 The depository must meet stringent security and reporting standards to ensure the safety and proper documentation of the gold. Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Fort Knox received the first gold in its depository in 1937. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depository
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Noun
  • Sam's Club warehouses will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Plus members, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Club members on the Fourth of July, according to the company's website.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • The stream, which started about 20 minutes later than promised earlier on social media, began with long shots of an Iceman warehouse until Drake eventually appeared.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Around half of global trade and almost 90 percent of global foreign exchange transactions are conducted in U.S. dollars, an extraordinary repository of value that affords Washington the luxury of deficit spending that would be outrageous anywhere else.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Increasingly, stablecoins are viewed as a method of payment and not merely as a repository for digital cash.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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“Depository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depository. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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