high-security

adjective

: carefully locked, protected, or guarded
a high-security prison/facility

Examples of high-security in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The European Union is working on a cloud certification system that would put restrictions on companies providing services for high-security applications regarding where data can be stored and how it is handled. Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023 Corrections officials and religious leaders gathered Monday for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the high-security Varner Unit, roughly 28 miles southeast of Pine Bluff. Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 11 Nov. 2023 Armed guards stand at the entrance to its high-security chamber. Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023 The extremely remote, high-security facility is a four- to six-hour drive from the closest population center, Blagoveshchensk, with little infrastructure along the way. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023 Is ordering tools off Amazon that will be used to break into a high-security apartment complex really prudent? Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023 There are 254 women inside the high-security unit where the problems were believed to have occurred. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2023 The trucks are like middlemen between banks ready to have their cash inspected and the Fed, which receives the bills through high-security doors and windows. Emily Wright, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023 Khan was sentenced to three years in prison in a graft case earlier this month and is currently being held at the high-security Attock prison in eastern Punjab province. Time, 14 Aug. 2023 See More

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“High-security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-security. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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