shelve
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Walsh told the jury it was human nature to "box" or "shelve" feelings away – and that was what Complainant A and B had done over the years.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Britain indicated Saturday it would shelve plans to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts a strategic US-UK military base -- after US President Donald Trump strongly criticised the deal.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Former contestants of a now-axed BBC LGBTQ+ dating show say they feel "frustrated" and "sad" at the decision to shelve the programme.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
He’d mostly looked at academic papers, but maybe there were more encyclopedias behind the medical journals Brother Ifechi had asked him to shelve...
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
All talks on his future were shelved until the end of the World Cup, so a decision on the 36-year-old's next move will be made soon.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The acquisition of 4E Therapeutics proves that Lilly’s interest in the market hasn’t waned, despite a trail of shelved candidates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
So Cope’s petition and his bones were quietly shelved.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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
The primary suite is completed by two huge walk-in closets, one of which is complete with a built-in vanity, while both feature light-up shelving.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
On April 6, CMS punted, shelving the risk-score recalibration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
It shuttles across debris, illuminates a fallen hunk of wall, lights up a twisted piece of shelving.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
