as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day
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Zheng was ordered held without bail by a judge, but the Department of Correction would not say where he is being housed.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Those additives can include high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives, Lu Wang, MBBS, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and research assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, told Health.—
Korin Miller,
Health,
25 Jan. 2025
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The planned flood watch did not include the Mountain fire burned scar in Ventura County.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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Terrorism is no longer confined to distant battlefields; it is waged here at home and increasingly fought in the digital sphere.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Every bite was filled with warmth and umami, encased in a chewy skin.—
Betty Liu,
Bon Appétit,
20 Jan. 2025
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Actors from the series appeared in character, encased in a glass cube, and went about their normal work day at Lumon Industries.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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