as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
employees who felt encaged in their cubicles
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Much of Friedrich’s work is housed in Europe, so this is a rare opportunity to assess him in full.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Part of demonstrating that the community cares is by providing a modern facility to house those experiencing homelessness.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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They were forced to live in dilapidated buildings with mold, sewage, and rodent issues, and were confined to their rooms for weeks on end.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Such harassment and intimidation isn’t confined to Middle America.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Your indoor-outdoor living space could feature an extension into your backyard enclosed by wall-to-ceiling glass windows that keep out the cold.—
Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2025
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Stepping through the thicket is like being transported to another world — light shafts penetrate the canopy as the vegetation encloses you into beautiful woodland.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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This is Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place where the Nazis treated people like animals caged in by electrified barbed wire, where prisoners died slowly by a combination of slave labor, human experimentation, starvation and disease.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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One clip sees McNamara at a ranch, helping to cage everything from chickens to peacocks so the animals can be brought to safety.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Petroni Photography The primary suite bathroom features twin vanities, side-by-side showers encased in a glass cube and a black bathtub under a crystal chandelier at its center.—
Ray Parisi,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The fossil examined in the study, collected during a 2011 expedition by the Antarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project, was found encased in rock that dated back 68.4 to 69.2 million years and displayed modern characteristics, such as a toothless beak, according to the study.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Besides, from the youngest to oldest family members, there are plenty of benefits of being surrounded by pristine natural environments and breathing fresh air.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Alejandro is captured playing a vinyl record in a Seventies scene before a dream sequence of the singer surrounded by women behind a red curtain, seemingly seducing him and his thoughts.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Seven people died, including all six onboard the plane and another in a car on the ground.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The federal agency has investigated and fined the aerospace company multiple times, including for alleged safety violations.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Encage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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