shelve
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The Financial Times says Chancellor John Healey "will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030" in his first Budget in October.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than shelve the movie, Scott — ever the problem solver — replaced him with Christopher Plummer and reshot 22 scenes just weeks before it was due in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Perhaps he could shelve his plans for a 64-team World Cup?
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The plane maker ultimately decided the jet would need to be too big to take advantage of the aerodynamic efficiencies, according to a person familiar with its decision to shelve the plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
She envisioned Mr. Griswold walking out from the back with a box of books to shelve, greeting customers as the chimes signaled their entrance.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
The shelved Looney Tunes movie “Coyote vs. Acme,” also starring Will Forte, may see the light of day after all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Plans to escalate the campaign have been shelved in part because of those shrinking supplies, The New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the matter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Most of Uminer’s books were shelved and weren’t impeding entrances and exits.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
It recommended that the home Ashes cricket series be made free-to-view, but this was shelved when Labour lost power in 2010.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The pantry is shelved floor to ceiling with pickles and soup jars, molasses, put-up vegetables, and preserves.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
In the 12th-floor model unit, the steel framework has even been turned into closet shelving.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Teeming documents charting the rich subsoil of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo fill nearly 500 metres of shelving at the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, outside the Belgian capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Willis had mixed feelings about the group’s caricature image, recording but shelving a 1979 solo album, “Solo Man,” until 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Nvidia is reportedly shelving its gaming GPU release plans for 2026 due to the ongoing memory-chip shortage, breaking a 30-year tradition of yearly releases.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
A man checks a sheet, pulls the specified packs from shelving, and swings them up onto the counter.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
