Today’s “Word of the Day” is hem in and it is a phrasal verb meaning “restrict, confine, surround, enclose, prevent (someone from moving).
Example Sentence: The pandemic, COVID-19 has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home. An estimated 900 million people are now confined to their homes in 35 countries around the world — including 600 million hemmed in by obligatory government lockdown orders.
This word is present in today’s The Hindu International page article Nearly 1 bn people confined to homes and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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