mothballed
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Other flagship policies including the redevelopment of Casement Park and the A5 road project also remain mothballed due to financial and legal disputes.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Since then, Microsoft, Google and Meta have signed their own deals with mothballed nuclear-power plants or those slated to be shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The war could make it easier for Takaichi to reopen mothballed nuclear plants that were supplying 30% of the country’s electricity before the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The sweet, slightly chemical scent of gun oil; the raw wood of newly constructed shell crates; the mothballed odor of old bedspreads—he’s in the hotel.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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