containment
Example Sentences
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According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
By relying on a rigorous cadence—clear roles for containment, crisp communications and a maniacal mission focus—we didn’t just survive; we turned a skeptic into a raging fan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The final solution will see the shipment sealed in a purpose-built underground containment facility, he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
And the next time they see Ebola in a microscope, they’ll say, ‘Aw, it’s just Reston,’ and they’ll take it outside a containment facility.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
