contain
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Both Raman and Pratt said the city was ill-prepared to contain the blazes that destroyed thousands of homes, including Pratt’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Concern has grown over disposable children’s diapers, many of which contain chemicals, plastics and other ingredients linked to health and environmental risks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Many of them contain active ingredients which can have a biological effect on skin cells, therefore changing how the skin functions.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their center.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
His only reservation related to length: “All the columns of a large Gazette would scarcely, I conceive, contain the present draft,” Washington noted, adding at the end, “I may be mistaken.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing contain
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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