safekeeping

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Trust banks typically don’t take deposits or make loans, and instead offer a more limited range of services often revolving around the safekeeping of various assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Her family said she started singing before she could talk and within a few years, she composed a song about a corncob doll that her proud mother transcribed and tucked into a shoebox for safekeeping.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

But her success feels hollow after she reads the diaries that Lila has given her for safekeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The police department keeps more than 3,000 items of evidence, found property and property being held for safekeeping, according to the department’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Not only the rabbi had brought us his library but other Jewish families had brought their treasures to the Beje for safekeeping.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom