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contain

[kuhn-tayn] / kənˈteɪn /




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Essential oils contain naturally occurring compounds produced by plants, some of which have antimicrobial properties.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

But it added that it is important any new NHS records, if created, contain sufficient information to allow for a continuity of care.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The International Monetary Fund said last week that Gulf authorities had helped contain the economic fallout through measures to support businesses, maintain bank liquidity and reroute trade flows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Vitamin D supplements generally contain one of two forms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

His only reservation related to length: “All the columns of a large Gazette would scarcely, I conceive, contain the present draft,” Washington noted, adding at the end, “I may be mistaken.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Warning: The following story contains graphic images of personal watercraft—PWCs, also known as jet skis—doing jet-ski things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

This paper review contains spoilers from the third episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Because it contains electrically charged particles, it can interact with electromagnetic fields in ways that ordinary air cannot.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Waste stored since the communist era or produced by current factories contains chromium, nickel and zinc," Mehmeti said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

If you find that the chord progression in a piece of music suddenly contains many chords that you would not expect in that key, it may be that the piece has modulated.

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

But the offer contained no major promise of new investment on a scale likely to appease protesters.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Forward progress on the fire, now 13% contained, was stopped shortly after 7:10 p.m., according to a department statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Last month, five men were detained in the woods near RAF Fairford, after driving up from London in vans that contained barrels of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Webull disputed a congressional committee’s findings about its ties to China, saying the report contained inaccuracies and unsupported conclusions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

As a bomber, of course, it also contained bombing gear and bombsights, and all of this needed maintenance and loading.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Unlike water, blood is a complex mixture containing plasma, red blood cells, platelets, and other components.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

But in a metal containing a magnetic impurity, resistance stops falling when the Kondo temperature is reached.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

The country has experience containing several Ebola outbreaks, including through surveillance, contact tracing and the isolation of suspected cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Last month, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned fires were burning in habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's orangutan population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Earth’s special position at the center of the universe made it the only world capable of containing life, as Aristotle held that all objects sought out their proper place.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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