as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
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Recent Examples of cold storage
Actually, the whole system through covid was able to get more cold storage.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Why Have There Been So Many Listeria Outbreaks? Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and Northeastern University professor, explained to Eater that an increasing reliance on pre-packaged, cold storage items in the food supply is leading to more listeria contamination.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The gold-standard method for preserving organs prior to transplantation is static cold storage, which involves flushing the organ with preservation solution at zero to 4 °C (32–39 °F) before immersing it in preservation solution at the same temperature.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Why Have There Been So Many Listeria Outbreaks? Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and Northeastern University professor, explained to Eater that an increasing reliance on pre-packaged, cold storage items in the food supply is leading to more listeria contamination.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The gold-standard method for preserving organs prior to transplantation is static cold storage, which involves flushing the organ with preservation solution at zero to 4 °C (32–39 °F) before immersing it in preservation solution at the same temperature.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20storage. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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