as in containment
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Noun
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There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025 -
This policy of containment has persisted ever since, whereby politicians of the right and center-right could at once embrace Head Start and reject the communist temptations of comprehensive child care—and also reject a more generous social safety net over all.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The spatial isolation of these colonies would aid humanity’s survival, argues Dr Gee, by allowing genetically distinct human communities to develop that could interbreed with people still living on Earth or elsewhere in space to produce offspring with the best qualities of both groups.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Read: The isolation of intensive parenting Others aren’t as eager to embrace external influences, especially not so close to home.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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“Encirclement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encirclement. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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