as in containment
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Creative operations leader Ryan Garney rounds out the program with lessons on crisis containment drawn from disaster history.—
Seth Abramovitch,
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The system operates at atmospheric pressure, which significantly enhances safety and reduces the need for massive containment structures.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 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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From Caracas’s perspective, this move likely looks like a show of force or encirclement.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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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.—
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6 Feb. 2026
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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