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encaged

verb

past tense of encage

as in housed

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

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The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Check into Trevarefabrikken, a photogenic boutique hotel and cultural hub in a mossy-yellow building that once housed a cod liver oil factory.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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Tokamaks rely partly on electric currents flowing through the plasma to help keep it confined, while stellarators use complex arrangements of external magnetic coils to create a three-dimensional magnetic field.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the issue of government officials and employees using their access to place bets on prediction markets is not confined to the Pentagon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The mRNA coding for these proteins, or antigens, are encased in a lipid particle in a similar way to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, which used mRNA from the COVID virus’ spike protein.

— Alice Park, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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The cushioned Ortholite insoles give me peace of mind that my feet will stay comfortable all day, while the adjustable buckle and caged straps provide a secure, supportive fit without compromising breathability in hot summer temperatures.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

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Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Common complaints from Atlantans included parking that was too expensive, traffic woes and a real estate shift in the area.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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