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repository

[ri-poz-i-tawr-ee] / rɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i /


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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Europe’s government-run healthcare systems have plenty of problems, but they’re also a rich repository of evidence, including for this field of study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It was merged into Bitcoin’s official improvement proposal repository in February, meaning it is now formally under consideration by the developer community but is still far from being implemented.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead of writing, he became an accumulator of a vast amount of other writers’ work — in his library as well as the repository in his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

His slight strangeness set him apart and made him safe as a repository.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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