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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Appeared in the March 5, 2026, print edition as 'An Urgent Need to Contain Turkey'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

I love that recent song of his, “I Contain Multitudes.”

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

How Bills can win: Contain Raheem Mostert and Miami’s ground game, and put this outcome on the shoulders of whoever’s at quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

In the simpler case of lexical ambiguity, an individual word has two meanings, as in the headlines Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted and New Vaccine May Contain Rabies.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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