encircling

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She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The report imagined an “emerald necklace,” an urban paradise of parks and rivers and open spaces and public beaches encircling L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The “spiritual alchemist” who turns her San Antonio home into what looks like the HQ of a drug cartel by encircling the place with an 8-foot concrete wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The singer's four-octave vocal range is represented by a musical stave encircling the coin from bass to treble, while a studded armband etched along the edge pays tribute to his iconic Live Aid outfit.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Four ants together, or ten, encircling a dead moth on a path, begin to look more like an idea.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas