put on the shelf
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Biogen said its decision had nothing to do with costs and efficacy concerns but, really: If it worked, there’s no way it would be put on the shelf.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Speaking about reports such as this and Baroness Casey's, she told the APA conference: "Blood, sweat and tears is poured into them for them to eventually be put on the shelf and gather dust."
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
They can be put on the shelf without full evaluation of ingredients or proven efficacy, except in rare cases in which supplements are tested by a third party.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
Neither is Twyla Tharp’s “Roy’s Joys,” which debuted in 1997 and was then put on the shelf.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022
“Fiction books are usually put on the shelf in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. Nonfiction titles are classified according to the Dewey decimal system.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
