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encapsuled

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past tense of encapsule

as in encapsulated

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As Gansey greeted them, shaking hands, taking photos and smiling endlessly, one stepped forward with a question that encapsulated everything.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
That plea encapsulated both the defense’s success on the night and also showed possible desperation as Golden Valley aimed to hold onto a slim lead.

— Matt Wagner, Daily News, 5 Sep. 2026

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Phenomenal energy, and the world outside, cocooned behind high-grade drywall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Only guests in the larger rooms gain access to the rooftop, with its heated pool, and the Vault bar, arguably the highlight of the whole affair, cocooned among 3,000 gleaming safe deposit boxes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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Lenin and Trotsky believed that their Bolshevik Revolution would succeed only when the Soviet Union was surrounded by other Communist states.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Leary said that once the riders were surrounded on the bridge, police took them into custody without incident.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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