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Recent Examples of safe-deposit box
The company offers discounts to policyholders with a home security system, a home safe, a gemstone grading report, or storage in a bank vault or safe-deposit box.
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Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Confined to the safe-deposit box, the stamp wasn’t exposed to light, nor was it ever affixed to a hinge, which collectors use to put stamps in albums.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
In response, Olsson positioned the hostages under the hole with nooses around their necks, the ropes attached to the top of a row of safe-deposit boxes.
—Donald Beaulieu, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Two banks in Texas have been robbed; in both cases, the culprits have only taken a single safe-deposit box.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
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Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Confined to the safe-deposit box, the stamp wasn’t exposed to light, nor was it ever affixed to a hinge, which collectors use to put stamps in albums.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
In response, Olsson positioned the hostages under the hole with nooses around their necks, the ropes attached to the top of a row of safe-deposit boxes.
—Donald Beaulieu, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Two banks in Texas have been robbed; in both cases, the culprits have only taken a single safe-deposit box.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe-deposit box
Noun
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While pulling off the diamond heist of a lifetime, Wilson and Nick become friends by breaking into the most secure vaults in Nice, France’s World Diamond district.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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Her husband Robert Sims (Common) leads her and their son to the vault, but the all-knowing voice says only Camille can stay—despite Sims’ endless dedication to the silo, he is not deemed the best person to be the next head of IT.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After a physical altercation, the men set the home ablaze — with her inside — and escaped with a green safe, a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, jade figurines and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, the FBI said.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Oh created a biometric safe that looks a bit like a holster.—
John Diedrich,
Journal Sentinel,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.—
Ali Faccenda,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this—and as the tweet directly above mentioned—there’s also the metaphorical impact of the event: characters appearing in a glass box to promote a show about privacy.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2023
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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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