warehousing

verb

present participle of warehouse
as in housing

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  1. housing
  2. storing
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  • Plaintiffs' attorney Alexander Shalom argued that housing the plaintiffs in a segregated unit violates their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Elevator access is available in the main buildings housing the lobby and restaurants.
    — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
Definition of housing
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  • Decades later, the government was still buying surplus cheese and storing it in vast underground caves in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas, warehouses cool enough to hold the cheese for years without spoiling.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • By that decade, governments were storing personal information on computers for purposes like keeping track of tax payments and providing benefits to veterans.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of storing
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