containment

Example Sentences

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The pile-on proceeded to break comment section containment, spreading into blogs, magazines and network TV talk shows.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 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

The final solution will see the shipment sealed in a purpose-built underground containment facility, he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a drone strike earlier this year, according to a UN watchdog.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

In an emergency, the containment should trap gases that might escape from the inner chambers, but we rely on the reactor vessel to keep a nuclear reaction—and the radiation it produces—contained.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland