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Recent Examples of repository
The data was uploaded by the USDA’s National Veterinary Laboratory Services to a public access genetic repository known as GISAID.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Roughly 89,000 metric tons of waste has accumulated at nuclear power plants in 35 states around the country because the federal government has not built a repository where waste from commercial reactors can go.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The Holocaust museums in Washington and elsewhere are repositories and archives of recorded testimony and other evidence of the truth.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Individual researchers are also uploading datasets in searchable repositories like OSF, run by the Center for Open Science.
—Alejandro Paz, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Roughly 89,000 metric tons of waste has accumulated at nuclear power plants in 35 states around the country because the federal government has not built a repository where waste from commercial reactors can go.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The Holocaust museums in Washington and elsewhere are repositories and archives of recorded testimony and other evidence of the truth.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Individual researchers are also uploading datasets in searchable repositories like OSF, run by the Center for Open Science.
—Alejandro Paz, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repository
Noun
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The company has survived three hurricanes, resulting in the loss of two warehouses, forcing them to pivot to find ways to grow the company, despite the loss of clients who were also impacted by the hurricane — some of which have never reopened.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Data stored in a warehouse has to be very structured.—
John Readman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the account custodian, the gold IRA company will coordinate the functions performed by the depository, the facility where the precious metals in your IRA are physically held.—
Gabriel O Rodriguez,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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The depository has a strict no-visitors policy, as Trump alluded to, and even the president is restricted from accessing the vault.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Are there certain types of egg preparations that handle freezer storage better than others?—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The backyard features a solid storage shed on the side.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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