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President-elect Donald J. Trump is likely to justify his plans to seal off the border with Mexico by citing a public health emergency from immigrants bringing disease into the United States.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Beijing has erected a police state that has effectively sealed off the region from international scrutiny.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Later that night, those new measures were visible, but at least two side streets leading to Bourbon did not appear to be fully sealed off and had only lightweight bicycle rack-style barricades.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Special units were deployed, and roads leading in and out of Cetinje were sealed off while officers conducted a sweeping search through the streets.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Beijing has erected a police state that has effectively sealed off the region from international scrutiny.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Later that night, those new measures were visible, but at least two side streets leading to Bourbon did not appear to be fully sealed off and had only lightweight bicycle rack-style barricades.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Special units were deployed, and roads leading in and out of Cetinje were sealed off while officers conducted a sweeping search through the streets.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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