on the shelf

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: in a state of inactivity or uselessness

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Sometimes the act of scrolling up and down, left and right on a streaming app’s home page can sound more interesting than any of the digital titles on the shelf. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 July 2026 Get the product right, wrap it in something that doesn't look like anything else on the shelf, and give people a story worth repeating to a friend or posting online, and growth takes care of itself. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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“On the shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20shelf. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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