containment
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The blaze had grown to 10,374 acres, with 26% containment, as of Thursday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
It simply does better with a little containment.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Despite firefighting efforts, strong winds are fanning flames and hampering containment operations - with local media reporting that firefighting aircraft have been unable to fly on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Difficult hours lie ahead admittedly," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said as he visited the fire zone in Avila province west of Madrid, though he pointed to some "positive" indications towards containment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was only a matter of time before the molten corium would eat through the reactor vessel and fall to the floor of the concrete containment chamber.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing containment
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