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walling

  • present participle
    of wall.
    wall
    noun
    any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.

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Instead of walling these test systems off from the internet, Anthropic and its testing partner, another startup called Irregular, had accidentally made it available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

America has prospered for centuries not by walling itself off but by attracting people who bring energy, ideas, and investment.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025

Work crews followed them in, razing trees and greenery and walling off the space by double-stacking heavy metal cargo containers around the entire park perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

In the 2030s, Norway responds to the various crises facing the planet by walling itself off from the rest of the world.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

Jasmine thrust a hand up, as if walling off the rest of TJ's words.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds