shelved

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“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A draft of the shelved order leaked to US media shows the White House had prepared new AI cybersecurity measures before Trump pulled the plug Thursday.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Outgoing Chair Jerome Powell last year shelved an attempt to revisit officials’ “dot plot” exercise, where they pencil in where they expect rates to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Treason indictments against Robert E. Lee and other high-ranking Confederates were drawn up, then quietly shelved.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

He pulled out a book called The Templar Device—anew book he’d shelved with the used books, his customary practice.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner