shelved

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Fun fact: Distributor Ketchup Entertainment acquired the movie for release after Warner Bros. shelved it for a tax write-off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Hurriyet newspaper said the vessel had initially been earmarked to carry the haul but the plan was shelved when the ship broke down.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Treason indictments against Robert E. Lee and other high-ranking Confederates were drawn up, then quietly shelved.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Now all she could do was listen: “Ah, here’s what I’m looking for! The Huntsman’s Almanac. I keep this copy shelved in my study. The maid must have put it away.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood