airtight case

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Looking poised and polished, Moore led the Bruins to a 35-10 victory over San Diego State at Snapdragon Stadium while making an airtight case to be named the permanent starter.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Phil Turner, a Chicago-based defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said that he expects Opper will call as many witnesses as she can to build an airtight case against Brooks.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

Mungeer, who is not involved in the investigation, said troopers were likely keeping releasing as little information as needed "because they want to have an airtight case."

From Fox News • Feb. 22, 2022

Facebook’s police found plenty of suspicious activity while out on patrol, but they struggled to make an airtight case — to say, definitively, what they were looking at.

From The Verge • Jul. 15, 2021

After we all shook hands in Tepper's office he smiled smugly and said, "This is the most airtight case I've ever taken before a judge."

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos