shelve
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The Financial Times says Chancellor John Healey "will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030" in his first Budget in October.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than shelve the movie, Scott — ever the problem solver — replaced him with Christopher Plummer and reshot 22 scenes just weeks before it was due in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Perhaps he could shelve his plans for a 64-team World Cup?
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Manifold had replaced Helge Lund, who departed after a major reset at the British energy giant that saw it shelve carbon-reduction targets to focus on fossil fuel output.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
“Sir, I know you’re a very important, very busy man, so I just have one quick question: If I were a book on true crimes in the state of Ohio, where would you shelve me?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Prosecutors shelved the original complaint, saying Spanish courts had no jurisdiction over events that allegedly happened in the Caribbean countries, which were "fully competent" to investigate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The shelved Looney Tunes movie “Coyote vs. Acme,” also starring Will Forte, may see the light of day after all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s an invigorating reminder of how many classics of literature are shelved away in the children’s section.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Most of Uminer’s books were shelved and weren’t impeding entrances and exits.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
At times he wanders up to the library’s sun-filled, unpopulated top floor, where all the literature is shelved.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
In January, Spanish prosecutors said their shelving of the case did not prevent the women from filing their complaint in other jurisdictions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet the quarterly tax write-off from shelving Coyote vs.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Other transgressions there included urine contamination from rodents on food packaging and shelving, inadequate cleaning standards and structural defects allowing pest entry.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The primary suite is completed by two huge walk-in closets, one of which is complete with a built-in vanity, while both feature light-up shelving.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
There they found a shelving shore, and they drew the boat out, high above the water, and hid it as well as they could behind a great boulder.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
