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has mothballed

  • present perfect
    of mothball (3rd person singular).
    mothball
    noun
    a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain has mothballed his predecessors’ projects, large and small, from Liz Truss’s trickle-down tax cuts to Boris Johnson’s revamped royal yacht.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

The company has mothballed projects including “Batgirl” and pulled shows including “Sesame Street” from HBO Max, causing anxiety among directors, writers and producers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2022