high-security

adjective

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

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Some residents disliked the high-security atmosphere in the usually quiet city. CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 Watkins died on Saturday (Oct. 11) after being stabbed by another inmate at HMP Wakefield, a high-security prison in West Yorkshire, according to multiple U.K. news outlets. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2025 Each share of the GLD ETF represents a fractional interest in a trust that holds physical gold in high-security vaults run by JPMorgan and HSBC in London and New York. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025 Trump, 79, was one of many prominent conservatives to attend the high-security service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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