as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains
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To manage capacity, the shelter also relied on 968 foster volunteers to temporarily house animals.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026 -
They will be flown on a flight arranged by the State Department to a specialist quarantine facility in Nebraska previously used to house patients in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The variety includes Indian, regional Goan, Italian, international buffet, and a poolside venue.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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“Hem (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hem%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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