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Recent Examples of repository
For the past 50 years, and in anticipation of their demise, scientists have been banking tissue samples of the species in repositories like San Diego’s Frozen Zoo.
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
However, Asimov publishes a full bill of materials on its GitHub repository, allowing builders to source components independently and potentially reduce costs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Ines is a little dazzled by the older girl’s seeming worldliness and Hanna shows big-sisterly fondness for Ines, making her, along with her diary, the repository of her secrets.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
However, Asimov publishes a full bill of materials on its GitHub repository, allowing builders to source components independently and potentially reduce costs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Ines is a little dazzled by the older girl’s seeming worldliness and Hanna shows big-sisterly fondness for Ines, making her, along with her diary, the repository of her secrets.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repository
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Built in the late 1940s and early ’50s during the nascent days of the aerospace boom in the San Fernando Valley, the industrial warehouse had more recently been home to a company that manufactured neon signs.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
4 June 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security is now considering whether to transform commercial warehouses throughout the United States into detention centers, so there might soon be additional naming opportunities.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Noun
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He was arraigned in West Roxbury District Court on charges of unarmed burglary, breaking into a depository, and larceny from a building.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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However, Birch Gold Group isn’t a custodian or depository itself, meaning this company doesn’t personally manage your retirement account or store precious metals.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The next generation has to clear their stuff out of storage in the basement!—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The wet bath is also vented and designed to be used as a storage space to dry out wet gear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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