as in containment
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Noun
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The incident underscored growing tensions between health officials enforcing strict Ebola containment measures and local customs surrounding funerals and burial rites.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026 -
Rather than strictly following the body, the silhouette resists containment.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Along these routes, the drones are targeting fuel trucks, ammunition carriers, troop transports, and other logistics vehicles, degrading supply flows into and out of the city without a traditional ground encirclement.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The film centers on Joan, a sound recordist living in isolation who heads back to her father’s estate in the wake of a devastating fire.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Nobody is doing anything wrong in isolation.—
Ivan Kan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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