as in containment
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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 -
To address the challenge, officials have begun looking for a permanent repository that can safely isolate radioactive material deep underground, typically at depths of at least 980 feet (300 meters) for long-term containment.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s strategy of encirclement of Israel had collapsed, and its ballistic-missile counterpunch was largely deflected by Israeli and Western defenses.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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The latest drills appear set to follow a similar encirclement strategy.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
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Spacecraft interiors, mission protocols and the psychological challenges of long-duration isolation were grounded in actual engineering and psychological research.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Studies also show social media provides incredible benefits for most teens in battling isolation, boosting writing and providing access to information.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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