as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a lake almost entirely walled in by mountains
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Consider this compact case that’s ready to house your passport.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025 -
The rear compartment houses the power cable, two cleaning pads, and the safety cord.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, formed in 1967, is a private corporation that helps support hundreds of public media organizations, including radio and TV stations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Aggressive dogs feared On Nov. 3, the day after the attack, a Kansas City Pet Project investigator found around nine puppies a few months old enclosed in wire kennels in a back bedroom.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Most of their lives have been enclosed in prison cells.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Wall (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wall%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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