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repository

[ri-poz-i-tawr-ee] / rɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i /


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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

For years, Google maintained a database known internally as Sensorvault, an immense repository of detailed location information associated with users who enabled the company’s location history feature.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

It was merged into Bitcoin’s official improvement proposal repository in February, meaning it is now formally under consideration by the developer community but is still far from being implemented.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead of writing, he became an accumulator of a vast amount of other writers’ work — in his library as well as the repository in his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Almost everyone is eager to talk, and I soon become a walking repository of complaints.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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