as in boxing (in)
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a lake almost entirely walled in by mountains
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Last year, the Portuguese collector Armando Martins opened MACAM, a museum housing his collection of 600 works, paired with a 64-room hotel, all set within the former Palace of the Counts of Vila Franca, in Lisbon.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
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The center, which sits on the same piece of land as the Collinswood Language Academy, was shut down in 2021 due to health concerns, years after it was converted into office space after previously housing the Smith Academy of International Languages.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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However, the opening bid is set at $1 million, and the auction house estimates that the historic gold nugget will realize between $3 million and $7 million, not including the buyer’s premium.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Those pullbacks, in turn, prompted legislation in several states, including Minnesota, to stop drug manufacturers from restricting their 340B discounts.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Those elements include the air surrounding the instrument, simulated using acoustic wave equations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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Drawing on Renaissance design, the goal was to create a romantic atmosphere in which guests are immersed in a scene fit for a work of art, placing them—and the wearable art on their bodies—within the visual tradition of the surrounding pieces.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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These nanoreactors are built as porous shells enclosing an internal cavity that hosts catalytically active nanoparticles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Walling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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