Definition of repositnext
as in to store
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere

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  • Engineers had to come up with their own substitutes for some of the basic tools that other developers use to store code, launch websites, and set up servers.
    Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Then the samples sat in an incubator for over 1,000 days, as the researchers focused on their other experiments into how microbes process and store carbon in soil.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
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  • Semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) separately reported that Naqvi carried a letter from Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has continued to keep a low public profile since assuming his post in March.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Spence’s job goes beyond keeping skiers safe.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
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“Reposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposit. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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