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enclosure

[en-kloh-zher] / ɛnˈkloʊ ʒər /


NOUN
something included with a letter
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WEAK


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The machine, which sits behind a chain-link enclosure around the length of a basketball court, should test missile parts 30% faster than manual methods, RTX said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The pair had been in their enclosure in the downstairs living room as the fire tore through the property.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Gnocchi is on a flea prevention plan, Zephyr wears an air tag and Nill’s pram gives Lana and Steve a safe enclosure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The ceremony took place behind an enclosure in a meadow where concertgoers streamed by, sandwiched between a space for “Freak Nature Puppets” and a pastry booth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I turned the corner to the glass enclosure of the promenade deck.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

"It's like Big Brother for cats", she says of the 72 cameras being used to watch over the animals in their enclosures.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The enclosures were described by facility staff as "'calming areas' for detainees to deescalate and have time alone," it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Artificial-intelligence systems have been displaying some eye-opening new abilities in recent weeks: breaking out of their enclosures, hacking other companies, lying to people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Excavations uncovered field systems, ditches and enclosures, including horse paddocks, as well as the remains of farm buildings and storage structures.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

I could hear, from afar, the high-pitched cries of the bonobos in their enclosures.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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