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Mr. Bensman said the heightened levels are because Mexico had been bottling people up Tapachula, near its own southern border with Guatemala.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2022

Sunday writing Telegram posts and realized how much she had been bottling up due to Instagram’s rules.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

He had, for example, determined in the last few years that he had been bottling the Copain wines too soon, leaving them too tightly wound when consumers popped the corks.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2021

After Collins' death, Select Brands — which had been bottling his sauce for decades and filed a trademark for the term "Mumbo Sauce" back in 1958 — continued production.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2021

My arm feels as if it had been bottling up all its strength, and to be readier than ever now.

From Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy by Overend, William Heysham