sequestered

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A major reason for the lower number of injuries is that children today are sequestered at home in front of computer screens rather than playing outdoors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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

AFP reporters saw bomb squads patrolling Naypyidaw hotels ahead of the ceremony, and parliament was sequestered by rings of checkpoints.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In the jockeys’ room he orchestrated a string of clever practical jokes, sequestered himself in corners to pore over literature, and mystified his fellow jocks with aphorisms from Omar Khayyam and “Old Waldo” Emerson.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand