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salted away

verb

past tense of salt away

as in stored

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times

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Recent Examples of salted away Dillon Brooks’ 3-point fadeaway jumper clanked as Melton contested, and that same Warrior salted away the win with a layup as time expired. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026

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The ability for those tailings to be stored on land safely is a key debate.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That molecular-level control could provide a way to increase the amount of energy stored in aqueous zinc-ion batteries without allowing unwanted proton reactions to dominate the electrode.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

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They can be prepared quickly or dehydrated and stashed in the pantry.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

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