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contain

[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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These frozen environments contain ice that may have trapped material delivered by comets and asteroids billions of years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Around 500 firefighters, backed by Spain's Military Emergency Unit, battled to contain the flames and search for victims.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The illness doesn’t spread between humans, which should make these outbreaks easier to contain once officials know what’s causing it, Chopra said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Lineage has wrapped portions of the building with a temporary material that’s meant to contain debris, reduce odors and dampen noise during the remediation process.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

This is due to the fact that their core identities, particularly Orff and Dalcroze, contain elements of drama, movement, sound, and music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The specimen, which contains a tyrannosaur tooth still embedded in another dinosaur's skull, is the focus of a new study by researchers from Montana State University and the University of Alberta in Canada.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Mac Allister's CV already contains a World Cup and a Copa America title, as well as a Premier League title.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

A safe cable contains wires that enable communication with the phone’s battery management system, which monitors temperature, tracks voltage and detects short circuits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

There will be a box at some stores, yes, but it contains a download code, not a disc.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

The Kodály Song Web contains hundreds of American and other folk songs from around the world, as well as musical information on every song to help teachers learn and teach them.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

After four decades of work, the project contained roughly 25 million entries.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

People contract the illness by consuming food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person that contained the parasite.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“With no clear near-term catalyst to drive positive economic momentum and the output gap likely to keep underlying inflation contained, policy rates are expected to remain unchanged into next year.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

“Investors have largely assumed the latest Middle East flare-up will remain contained and shipping disruptions manageable. That assumption has held remarkably well considering recent attacks,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

His other hand draped over a black duffel bag that contained everything else he needed.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Archaeologists have uncovered crystals at numerous sites containing Homo remains, suggesting that early human relatives deliberately collected these unusual stones as far back as 780,000 years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

On the small vessel’s deck, a pair of traps containing skittering crustaceans had just been heaved aboard from 25 feet below the water.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

As an “inflorescence” — a plant structure containing hundreds of male and female flowers at the base — the plant usually staggers its bloom to avoid self-pollination.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Without pinpointing the source of the outbreak and containing it, cases have the potential to keep rising.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The quick trot of ponies’ feet made him look up, as one of the little carriages, containing a single young lady, came rapidly down the street.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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