as in delays
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelves
The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
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Defenses applied the same concepts, too, emphasizing full-court pressure, which delays the opposing attack.—
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The order specifically delays a 30% duty on upholstered furniture and 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and vanities, keeping in place a 25% tariff on those goods that was imposed back in September.—
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At best, the push postpones the cross-medium renaissance Hollywood has been predicting for more than 30 years.—
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Jeff Bezos' company postpones New Glenn launch New Glenn was fueled up and vertical on the launch pad ahead of an impending launch before Blue Origin ultimately called it off about 90 minutes after the window opened.—
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State Farm Stadium, the primary venue, holds over 63,000 and can expand to accommodate roughly 73,000.—
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However, bands within those forecasts were fairly wide as uncertainty holds over the labor market and prices.—
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“Shelves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelves. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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