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Recent Examples of containment
Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Safe drinking water completely dried up in the town after the fire jumped containment lines and damaged the treatment plant that supplies Gellibrand’s potable water.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Ritchie’s raps feel pointed and specific, and even the flashier moments—electronic squelches that burst and break like an Arca production—pack a harder punch in their containment.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
In a 2023 interview with STAT, Foege explained that the WHO’s smallpox containment strategy — the agency led the global effort to eradicate the disease — was to achieve mass coverage with vaccine, then chase down any cases and focus on containing them.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Jan. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Safe drinking water completely dried up in the town after the fire jumped containment lines and damaged the treatment plant that supplies Gellibrand’s potable water.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Ritchie’s raps feel pointed and specific, and even the flashier moments—electronic squelches that burst and break like an Arca production—pack a harder punch in their containment.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
In a 2023 interview with STAT, Foege explained that the WHO’s smallpox containment strategy — the agency led the global effort to eradicate the disease — was to achieve mass coverage with vaccine, then chase down any cases and focus on containing them.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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Studies show that men aged 16 to 28 report social isolation and loneliness among their top three challenges.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Other European capitals, including Kyiv and London, consider it too soon to end Putin’s diplomatic isolation, Le Monde reported.—
semafor.com,
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6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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My ethnic group has suffered lynchings, legal segregation and stereotypes that continue to the present day.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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