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responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping
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After being evacuated out of London on a train with other children for safekeeping, George immediately runs away and perilously heads back home to his munitions worker mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and musical grandfather Gerald Hanway (Paul Weller of The Jam).
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The only thing to do right now is get him into the basement for safekeeping.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
SpaceX also test-fired the Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday evening, before lowering the rocket horizontal and moving it back into a hangar for safekeeping as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene moved through Central Florida.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
During this time, all the artifacts were put in boxes and placed underground for safekeeping, the source reports, with repair work commencing after the conclusion of the war.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The only thing to do right now is get him into the basement for safekeeping.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
SpaceX also test-fired the Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday evening, before lowering the rocket horizontal and moving it back into a hangar for safekeeping as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene moved through Central Florida.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
During this time, all the artifacts were put in boxes and placed underground for safekeeping, the source reports, with repair work commencing after the conclusion of the war.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for safekeeping
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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