as in boxing (in)
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025 -
And who should also be housing a whopper with cheese at a nearby Burger King but Sarah.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hudson has dressed other leading political figures as well, including Michelle Obama, who wore his oxblood tailoring to the 2021 inauguration day.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Beyond his public accusations, Ray J has often tied the controversy surrounding his past with Kardashian to deeper personal harm.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The area surrounding the cave is a forest of small hardwood trees and shrubs, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Two big deck houses were erected enclosing bunks for 30, a galley and a ladies’ lounge.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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In December 1967, eleven years before The Sweet Dove Died was published, Barbara Pym wrote to Philip Larkin, enclosing her first draft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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The silky gel gets along with every curl type (our testers ranged from 2A to 3C), encasing spirals of all patterns in a pliable cast that helps keep them buoyant.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The open air feeling inside Palm Tree Club KC revolves around a blue fusion quartzite bar encasing a wavy bar-to-ceiling backbar acting as the spiral centerpiece for the entire space.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hemming (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemming%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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