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surround

[suh-round] / səˈraʊnd /


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Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Minor mysteries surround the production of what are now called the Dunlap broadsides, the first published copies of the Declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Toronto, and the large suburban communities that surround it, are home to one of the world's largest Iranian diaspora communities -- some jokingly refer to Canada's largest city as "Teheranto."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The team nurtured a wave of young talent to surround Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Do you remember the part where those men come out of the ground and surround the rider? The men who look like the rider? The men who took him down?”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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