safekeeping

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During the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, it was moved along with other manuscripts to the church of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome for safekeeping.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

It was shipped in tankers to the nearby Port of Manatee and then trucked to facilities like the one behind him, for safekeeping.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Yet “writers defy time,” Ms. Phillips declares in an essay about literature as safekeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

St Johns' Almshouse, in Sherborne, Dorset, said it received the shock news after giving the altarpiece to Sotheby's auction house for safekeeping during renovation work.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

In the final days of the war, he was sent on patrol duties and gave the vase to a friend for safekeeping.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan