hemmed
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Hundreds of people in central Greece are being evacuated by sea after the coastal town they were in became hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Sitting on just over 8 square miles, Santa Monica is hemmed in by the Pacific on one side and Los Angeles neighborhoods on three others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Officials say large canopies create a similar visibility problem in Laguna Beach, where beaches are much more narrow and often hemmed in by coves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
This new version isn’t hemmed in by the traditional structures of a book musical, allowing it to play fast and loose with the theatrical context without having to throw out the story or the score.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
She humphed and hemmed and slurped her coffee without answering, but as soon as I’d gotten my book again and was settled down on the couch and reading, she said, “It’s onto four o’clock.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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