walled
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But as the river was walled in against flooding, more people built even closer to it, and floodwater had no place to go to recharge the water table — nowhere but down and out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Stepping over a pile of discarded Nerf guns, we pass through a gate into a secret walled garden.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Polymarket, which operates an offshore service that is supposed to be walled off to Americans, also offers contracts on military events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Saving in a tax-advantaged 529 means the contributed funds grow tax-free and are walled away from other regular family savings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
China consisted then of kingdoms with rich elites and poorer commoners, living in walled towns, and on the verge of political unification to become the world’s largest empire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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