sequestered
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Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, where she has been sequestered since being unseated in a 2021 military coup.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
It revealed that the lead detective who investigated the murders - a key trial witness - and two prosecution solicitors had been staying at the same hotel as the sequestered jury.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now, of course, that’s a ridiculous premise because it suggests that people only come to the president, he never goes anywhere else, that he should be sequestered in this fortress.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
But this isn’t the 1940s when the war’s traumas could be somewhat sequestered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Matthias was sequestered with Nina, and he’d asked for Wylan’s help in caring for her.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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