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environing

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present participle of environ

as in surrounding

to form a circle around a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

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Also excluded from the map are the University of Kansas Medical Center and the surrounding corner of Wyandotte County alongside existing STAR bond districts for other projects.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The third-quarter earnings season is gaining momentum, with investors closely watching corporate outlooks amid rising costs and uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence spending.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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