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encysts

verb

present tense third-person singular of encyst

as in encapsules

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Falling asleep to the ocean breeze and crashing waves encapsulates the essence of Essaouira, a city long favored by a bohemian crowd.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026
The pitch that best encapsulates this is the glove-side sinker Gill Hill is trying to throw.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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Uncertainty, however, surrounds the future of striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
In a separate attack, local authorities said two people were killed Saturday afternoon in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the Kyiv region, which surrounds the capital.

— Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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But for anyone who remembers the subprime housing meltdown — which preceded the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession — turning real assets into complex securitized vehicles inevitably rings a few alarm bells.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026

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