wall off
phrasal verb
walled off; walling off; walls off
: to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall
The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.
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But that data is generally strictly walled off, accessible only to staff members whose jobs require it.
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Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Other sources have described a small group at the GSA, walled off from other employees, making decisions in tandem with DOGE.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
Even if sanctions were lifted tomorrow, the country’s tech ecosystem is being deliberately walled off, making U.S. reentry difficult.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Promises to wall off the Mexican border, abolish Obamacare, largely eliminate the Department of Education, and exclude Muslims from entering the country either went nowhere or achieved only limited success.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Other sources have described a small group at the GSA, walled off from other employees, making decisions in tandem with DOGE.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
Even if sanctions were lifted tomorrow, the country’s tech ecosystem is being deliberately walled off, making U.S. reentry difficult.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Promises to wall off the Mexican border, abolish Obamacare, largely eliminate the Department of Education, and exclude Muslims from entering the country either went nowhere or achieved only limited success.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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