shelve
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Turmoil in the bond market might have played a role in the decision of smart-ring maker Oura to shelve its IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told world leaders at the United Nations this week that the country would neither shelve its nuclear program nor build nuclear weapons, repeating Tehran’s usual refrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Financial Times says Chancellor John Healey "will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030" in his first Budget in October.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than shelve the movie, Scott — ever the problem solver — replaced him with Christopher Plummer and reshot 22 scenes just weeks before it was due in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Sir, I know you’re a very important, very busy man, so I just have one quick question: If I were a book on true crimes in the state of Ohio, where would you shelve me?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Huge losses have resulted as plans for EVs are shelved or delayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
In the last three weeks before the Dodgers finally shelved him, he had a .130 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He has hinted the dot plot could be toned down or eventually shelved, but it’s unclear if he has enough support inside the Fed to take such a step.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Reece Weaver has shelved her cowboy boots and swapped the football pitch for the stage as she steps into one of the most famous roles in the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I look at the Little Free Library stocked with picture books and shelved alphabetically by the illustrators’ last names.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
Once a film is made, they said, shelving it would make little sense, because even a film that loses money in theaters adds value to the company’s streaming library.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Another previously empty room was transformed into a chic lounge complete with a large couch, marble coffee table, wood flooring, and custom shelving.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In January, Spanish prosecutors said their shelving of the case did not prevent the women from filing their complaint in other jurisdictions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet the quarterly tax write-off from shelving Coyote vs.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was filled with tidy rows of floor-to-ceiling shelving units.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
