as in to shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its Ras Tanura oil refinery, one of the world’s largest, after a drone strike.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
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Emirates has been forced to cancel thousands of flights as retaliatory strikes from Iran led the UAE to shut its airspace.—
Angus Whitley,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The decision closed a flashpoint case that has bitterly divided Israel since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison, prompting anger from members of the far-right government and hard-line ultranationalists who violently overran the prison in protest.—
JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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On Thursday, Iran’s new Supreme Leader said that his country would keep closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane through which about a fifth of the world’s oil flows, and more vessels in the Persian Gulf were attacked, including two oil tankers that were set ablaze off the coast of Iraq.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The agreement caps Live Nation’s long-term exclusivity contracts, historically used to lock venues into its system, at four years, and venues will be permitted to allocate a portion of their ticket inventory to rival platforms, the Politico report added.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Glossy Top Coat, to lock in the designs and add some shine.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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