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Recent Examples of containment
Fernandez also credited efforts to build and strengthen containment lines around the fire perimeter.
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But cost containment cannot come at the expense of those already most at risk.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Like Trazzi, Reichstadter’s concerns are existential — an AI system that could one day break containment and usher in unknown horrors on humankind.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But cost containment cannot come at the expense of those already most at risk.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Like Trazzi, Reichstadter’s concerns are existential — an AI system that could one day break containment and usher in unknown horrors on humankind.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for containment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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Being too pointed with your critiques will put you on the fast track to social isolation!—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Ford said his social isolation led him to exhibit symptoms of depression.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Crucially, staff receive thorough training on proper waste segregation, ensuring items go into the correct bin.—
Srinidhi Polkampally,
STAT,
8 Apr. 2026
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Black service helped justify the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, but Reconstruction saw Black men disenfranchised and subjected to Jim Crow segregation.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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