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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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The computer network was shut down to contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

At the same time, some foods that do not taste especially sweet can still contain substantial amounts of sugar.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

That building was “80% subterranean”, according to Fucci — with not nearly enough space to contain the football program, let alone the other sports programs that used it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Some believe the sheer volume of tasks that will be handled by these tools will mean human oversight might not be enough to contain the problem of models going rogue.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Something humiliating, although, if I was lucky, the letter would contain something embarrassing.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Fruit, for example, contains naturally occurring sugars along with vitamins, fiber, and other nutrients, while some processed foods may contain added sugar without offering the same nutritional benefits.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Southern California air regulators Thursday adopted a slate of new requirements aimed at neutralizing the rancid odors from the fire-damaged Lineage warehouse that still contains millions of pounds of rotting food.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It contains cameras and microphones that vacuum up sensitive data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

It contains a black-and-white photo of Velvet Underground musician John Cale, fashion heavyweight Marc Jacobs, and film director Martin Scorsese.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Music that contains no dissonances can tend to seem simplistic or boring.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

In the past month, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms all reported serious breaches: their AI models escaped contained environments, got onto the internet and hacked other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Their results showed that more than 80% of the configurations contained consistent spatial patterns.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

His bag contained "pretty much all my clothes, toiletries and many essentials which I can't necessarily afford to just go and replace," he explained.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The Wales Office deleted a post on X that had contained the claim.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Leah ultimately found one explanation that covered almost any difficult séance situation—the spirit world contained humbugs just like the mortal one— some spirits liked to play tricks; others simply lied.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

One group ate a diet containing a high amount of sweet-tasting food, another ate a diet with a low amount, and the third followed a diet with an average level of sweetness.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

“From day one, Lineage has been dedicated to containing the fire, supporting the community and working cooperatively with all the agencies to get done with the cleanup as quickly as possible,”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

South Korea and the United States are expected to carry out their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises, aimed at containing the nuclear-armed North, later this month.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The San Francisco-based company said it is working on a white paper on best practices for containing AI models when running tests—dubbed evals—of their cybersecurity capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

A dizzying network of chambers, interspersed with hallways containing mismatched doors.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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