safekeeping
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The King was presented with the keys by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge, who held them out on a red cushion, which the monarch symbolically touched and returned for safekeeping.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
I tore out the page on Mr. Lincoln and folded it up, then poked it under my bonnet for safekeeping.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
