high-security

adjective

: carefully locked, protected, or guarded
a high-security prison/facility

Examples of high-security in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The festival holds an annual screening and gala at the city’s high-security prison, the JVA. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024 Athletes and high-profile French representatives brought the flame to land in Marseille at an extremely high-security event. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 By sending Navalny to the notorious high-security penal colony in a remote town above the Arctic Circle, the Kremlin had effectively imposed a death sentence on the opposition leader, the sources said. Dan De Luce, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024 Popular on Variety Gus insists on enlisting one more teammate, Geoffrey Appleyard (Alex Pettyfer), who’s currently being detained and tortured by Nazis in a high-security prison. Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024 Very few people reportedly knew about the tens of millions in cash inside a high-security vault in the San Fernando Valley. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 So far, the postal service has replaced more than 15,000 blue boxes in key areas with a new high-security blue collection box. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024 There are dramatic 23-foot ceilings throughout, in addition to hardwood flooring and tons of custom glass windows and high-security doors. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024 Tuesday's judgment means Assange remains in legal limbo, in a high-security prison on the edge of London. Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024

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“High-security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-security. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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