as in repository
an abundant source
a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood
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Noun
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The Common Vulnerability and Exposures, or CVE, repository holds the answers to some of information security's most vital questions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025 -
As interest in both the modern graffiti movement and its diasporic reverberations has grown, Wong’s conviction has proved consequential, his collection functioning as a repository.—
Max Lakin,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the monument to those killed, arrows point outward to Pennsylvania, where unarmed strikers were killed at the Lattimer mine in 1897, and to South Africa, where peaceful protesters were killed at an anti-apartheid rally in Sharpeville in 1960.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Steve Marcus/Reuters/File To extract them, most companies use large, open-pit mines, which environmentalists say are ecologically damaging.—
Stephanie Hanes,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
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But what’s unique about this content gold mine is how critiques of an event, or registry, or even FAQ wedding page are almost always taken as direct insight into the person who posted it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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Gold mining companies can benefit from the rising price of gold, but have other operational costs and risks tied to running a gold mine.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite its end, the data will be a treasure trove that physicists will mine for discoveries for many years to come.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Amazon deals are a treasure trove of must-have tech that’ll level up your home setup for sure.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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