high-security

adjective

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

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Trump is celebrating his birthday by hosting UFC matches on the White House South Lawn, the first event of its kind on the historic property that required an enormous arena to be built on the high-security campus. Linda Marx, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time. Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026 Napper, meanwhile, was already serving an indefinite sentence at Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 Wearing red jail attire reserved for high-security inmates, Barahona sat quietly throughout the hearing. Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-security

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“High-security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-security. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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