high-security

adjective

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

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Homes will be lock and leave, meaning ones with low maintenance and high-security. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026 Inside a high-security vault at the Georgia Archives, approximately 65,000 cubic feet of records preserve the history of Georgia and its people. Jonathan Miller, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 Shockley is serving a life sentence of his own at Hays State Prison, a high-security facility in rural northwest Georgia. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-security

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“High-security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-security. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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