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encircle

[en-sur-kuhl] / ɛnˈsɜr kəl /


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Other upgrades to the park are also in the works, including an iron fence that would encircle the green space.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Several thousand people compete for spots in the lots and decks that encircle the headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels this week to encircle Taiwan's main island.

From Barron's Jan. 1, 2026

It already displays two prominent, sweeping arms that encircle a bright central bulge, stretching across about 30,000 light-years.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2025

Ned would surely have prevailed upon Robert to bring up his whole force, to encircle Stannis and besiege the besiegers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

Paris still has empty acreage like the “petite ceinture,” or small belt, an abandoned 19th century railroad track that encircles Paris, and it’s being transformed into agricultural gardens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

The researchers also showed that by changing the type of polymer that encircles a nanotube, they could engineer new types of semiconducting nanotubes.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

The A100 is one of Germany's busiest motorways and encircles much of central western Berlin, and the hum of traffic is a constant background noise in some western districts.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2023

A few investors bought up tracts of cheap land in Clarkston because of the town’s location, just outside a beltway that encircles the city and offers easy access to the airport and downtown.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Jupiter currently has more than 100 reported moons, while Saturn, which is also encircled by an extensive ring system, has more than 280.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Weeks later, in July 2014, Drapatiy coordinated the safe withdrawal of 260 troops from an area that was encircled and relentlessly shelled for weeks by Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.

From Salon May 30, 2026

The earth was round and encircled by the sea.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

From Slate May 27, 2026

Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

When President Trump was asked about the China encircling Taiwan at a news conference on Monday, he shrugged.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

The dervish sped up and took wider steps, encircling and ensorcelling.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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