as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
restless kids cooped up in the house on a rainy day
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Today, the Tinker Field History Plaza stands in its shadow, an attempt to preserve the memory of a venue that housed both America’s pastime and a pivotal civil-rights moment.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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Singapore’s Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum houses a tooth relic said to have been recovered from the Buddha’s funeral pyre in a giant stupa fashioned from 705 pounds of gold.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds in Iran, including dozens of civilians at a school, were reported dead in the attacks, and dozens more across the region.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East is home to several major airlines, including Emirates and Etihad in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways, based in the Qatari capital, Doha.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Candidates need to be officially certified to borrow any Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks encased in Lucite plastic, and retain a copy of their certification form that was legally signed by a NASA Authorized Sample Certifier.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Each round brilliant diamond is encased in a slim bezel.—
Malana VanTayler,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Coop (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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