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About half disapprove of his attempt to turn the icebound landmass into American territory, something that Trump has insisted is critical for national security in the Arctic, while about half approve.
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The wild western hemisphere Advertisement Greenland, a sparsely populated, mineral-rich, icebound island, is an autonomous Danish territory located between the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The shore of the Seward Peninsula — where the nearest port was situated — was icebound.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The wild western hemisphere Advertisement Greenland, a sparsely populated, mineral-rich, icebound island, is an autonomous Danish territory located between the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The shore of the Seward Peninsula — where the nearest port was situated — was icebound.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Icebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icebound. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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icebound
adjective
ice·bound
-ˌbau̇nd 
: surrounded or blocked by ice
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