In someone’s care or custody: in their keeping were some of the oldest songs of the tribe...- He was kind to animals and ensured quality care for them while they were in his keeping.
- Northern Ireland were the last winners of this sadly defunct competition and the elaborate silver cup is in their keeping.
- I'm sure that two slightly dodgy copies of eighteenth-century portraits and casts of busts of Sir Walter and Napoleon would be quite safe in my keeping.
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