seal off

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Others questioned whether the Forest Service has the means to enforce such a closure — it’s pretty difficult to physically seal off a mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

And it exposes something deeper about how the law handles its most final punishment: its willingness to seal off inquiry precisely when the stakes are highest.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

The creatures then seal off the burrows at the ground line, where crawfish will survive “so long as there is some water on the bottom of that burrow,” Shirley explains.

From National Geographic • Feb. 15, 2024

The first involved using the ink to seal off a section in a goat's heart.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

If one loses pressure, the other will instantly seal off the shared lines.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir