encased
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The excavation process took longer than usual, about 10 days, since the fossils were encased in very hard mudstone under six feet of rock, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Messenger RNA technology uses synthetic molecular instructions encased in tiny fat bubbles that temporarily enter cells, causing them to produce targets that train the body’s immune system.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Strawberries and white wine were on the menu, and - as has now become customary - one of the empty bottles was annotated and encased in a glass table to commemorate Sinner's latest success.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
They are encased and unlikely to leach into the soil.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Some day the Dean would probably live entirely encased in a house of glass and be happy as a sandpiper.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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