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hermetic

[hur-met-ik] / hɜrˈmɛt ɪk /


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The country had enjoyed a decade-long democratic experiment after a history of hermetic military rule.

From Barron's Dec. 21, 2025

MIT is an enclave even within the hermetic world of Cambridge academia—a place where complex, bleeding-edge ideas spawn from sterile labs and filthy dorm rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

Previous generations didn’t have the chance to taste some version of the hermetic bliss millions of us were exposed to over the past five years.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2025

A femtosecond laser uses a short pulse of infrared light that melts the glass together to form a strong, hermetic seal.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

The Visit Room constituted a sort of breach in the wall between the hermetic world of the prison and the universe outside.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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