as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains
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Of the birthing facilities currently operating in Louisville, all are housed within hospital settings, according to the planning commission staff report.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
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Milwaukee's Office of Community Wellness and Safety was formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention and is currently housed in the city's Department of Administration.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers emerged as a juggernaut with a blockbuster offseason two winters ago, which included the additions of Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go along with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Eukaryotes begin to emerge on Earth, with cells now containing enclosed, separated organelles to carry out individual functions within a cell.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Full-bodied, able to quickly fill a large room, and enclosed in a (literal) house of glass that’s been dolled up with Aeoniumsky’s heart-warming illustrations, each one is a delight that will make cozy season even cozier.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Leo, encased in Charlie’s jacket and rocked by the movement of the boat, was unperturbed and quickly fell into a deep sleep.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the seventh episode of the show, one sequence portrays Ed Gein killing a nurse at the hospital where he is confined.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hemmed (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed%20%28in%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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