sew up
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Others simply mocked the assertion that a new ballroom would sew up the president’s apparent security concerns.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Big players aim to sew up longer-term relationships with bundled policies, to be less vulnerable to pure price-shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
Then, team members sew up the pig and wrap it tightly in chicken wire to keep the animal’s skin from falling off during the cooking process.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023
“I always do. You ought to sew up the ends of these. You need a sailmaker’s needle.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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