enclose
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Four walls enclose the courts, including a 15-foot-tall front wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They requested China enclose this section inside the embassy's security perimeter.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
The contractor asked if they wanted to move the washer and dryer to a different space in the home or enclose them to hide them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2024
Their capsule-like shape can enclose and protect mRNA, which provides instructions for cells to manufacture proteins.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
When the men came back, we would build two more to enclose our courtyard and a third one to begin a second courtyard.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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Eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus that encloses their DNA.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
This curvaceous shape encloses an open and spacious cabin, with plenty of light in the second row and versatile storage in the stern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
But it had no lights of its own, so the volunteers used the LED lights and glow sticks to attach homemade Dodgers-themed signage to the fence that encloses the bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Towards the back of the area so far excavated there is a wall that encloses three rooms.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
As my heartbeat decreases and that knot that encloses my heart loosens, I think that maybe, just maybe, everything will be all right.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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In agriculture, fertilizers can be enclosed inside PHA beads that gradually release their contents as the plastic breaks down.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jimmy, Kynren's birds and conservation curator, and his 16-strong team care for 170 birds housed year-round in aviaries and enclosed orchards behind the 2,500-seat theatre.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
To protect the mRNA from breaking down before it reached its target, the researchers added a positively charged cholesterol derivative that helped keep the genetic material securely enclosed inside the nanoparticles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
A team that plays in an enclosed stadium never has to worry about a snowstorm neutralizing its passing game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The long list of situational phobias includes the fears of being bound, beaten, locked into an enclosed area, and smeared with human waste.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Bizarrely, a green gate and fence enclosing the site stood untouched.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Some hotels have been moving the sink and shower into the bedroom and enclosing the toilet in glass or placing it in cubby-like space, which helps make the room look more spacious, Hanson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
In fact, it later puffs up sideways and transforms into what looks like a huge cosmic watermelon, enclosing everything close by.
From Space Scoop ● Nov. 28, 2025
In the new study, the researchers protected the bacteria by enclosing them, along with magnetic particles, inside small droplets of sodium alginate, a thickening ingredient commonly found in foods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
On New Year’s Eve in 1866, Mendel wrote to the Swiss plant physiologist Carl von Nägeli in Munich, enclosing a description of his experiments.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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