hemmed
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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
Minetree has "cracking comic timing", the Independent said, but appeared to be "hemmed in by the Reese Witherspoon impression she's presumably been told to do".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Pants and cuffs still need to be hemmed to say nothing of bridal, prom and other special-occasion clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
It was whether federal courts, hemmed in by the modern law of habeas corpus, are permitted to say anything meaningful about that possibility at all.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
She hemmed several times, as if mulling over how to tell me whatever it was she was about to tell me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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