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Recent Examples of depository His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X. Trump said Musk would be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository for American gold reserves in Kentucky. Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The Harry Potter films were once upon a time a depository for every British and Irish thespian in the business — Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Richard Harris, and Michael Gambon — the list goes on. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025 Only thrice since the depository was established have outsiders entered the vault. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The gold depository at Fort Knox has a reputation for being impenetrable, which has gained it a place in popular culture. CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depository

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“Depository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depository. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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