hemming in
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Enormous ring hunts depended on hemming in the prey and driving it into an ever-tightening circle, ensuring abundant kills for the king and a memorable spectacle for onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
By midday, the display was largely peaceful, with Seattle police officers scattered along the route, hemming in marchers.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
The House Judiciary Committee passed six antitrust measures in June, most of them aimed at hemming in tech giants Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook.
From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2021
It is a form usually written, after all, to take place within a confined space, hemming in the players who strut and fret upon the stage.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2020
The valley is generally about a mile in width, ridges of wooded knolls hemming in the broad expanse of reeds and rice and willow clumps.
From Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers by Reuben Gold Thwaites
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