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encapsulate

[en-kap-suh-layt, -syoo-] / ɛnˈkæp səˌleɪt, -sjʊ- /




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Arriaga’s poem is a long series of names, phrases, lines from politicians and writers that encapsulate America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

How do you choose just 30 artifacts from millions to encapsulate 250 years of American history?

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Below are five bits that encapsulate his run as one of late-night’s most self-deprecating hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Either in the colours of Manchester United or Northern Ireland, the highlights of his career encapsulate why many who saw him still argue he was the best player ever.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

One crude way I’ve chosen to encapsulate them in the past is as follows.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

"Space control encapsulates the mission areas required to contest and control the space domain -- employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“It really encapsulates everything,” said Craig Copeland, director of wealth research at EBRI, who wrote the report.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

While Parton’s most obvious Muppet counterpart is Miss Piggy, her duet with Kermit the Frog, performed on a 1987 episode of her variety show, encapsulates everything we adored about her — and him.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Ryse, Ihm says, encapsulates today’s eclectic lifestyle hotel: “It’s grounded in street culture. We say it’s iconoclastic. It’s youthful in nature.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Its outer walls are made entirely of rounded glass, but a circular tube of dark metal encapsulates the glass walls.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Technicians will then connect the encapsulated observatory to the rocket.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

That sentence perfectly encapsulated Freedom to Marry’s “road map to victory” strategy, which had aimed at changing hearts and minds in order to deliver the change in law and politics needed.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Isabella Wanningen, 22, a computer science student who worked on the energy functions of the car, said the vehicle's name encapsulated the team's hopes for the impact.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The match encapsulated both the present and the future of the Mexican team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The disagreement, which has ramifying political implications, is encapsulated by Amazonia, the subject to which I will now turn.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Enjoy 1979 Wimbledon semi-finalist Tracy Austin encapsulating "the sense of history" that comes with playing on Centre Court as part of the last four at SW19.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The video went viral, encapsulating the prevalent mood of indignation about official nonaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Tesla, a notoriously volatile stock, has moved an average of about 6% up or down the week encapsulating the prior four quarterly reports, in line with history.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

“Because we’re simply drying, densifying, and encapsulating, it doesn’t need to be a particular ash content or heating level or anything like that.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024

One argument, "Don't programmers deserve a reward for their creativity," earned a response encapsulating Stallman's anger over the recent Gosling Emacs episode: "If anything deserves a reward, it is social contribution," Stallman wrote.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams




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