encompassed

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Sales for the latest quarter, which encompassed the key holiday-shopping period, were $30.45 billion, down 1.5%, with same-store sales down 2.5%.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The judge also found that executive orders issued by Trump had relied on a definition of antisemitism that encompassed First Amendment-protected speech — the same definition recommended by the Massachusetts Commission.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

In writing the show, Taub tried to create a musical that encompassed more than just the specific feminist concerns of its main storyline.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Officials said that the investigation of the blast, which encompassed an entire building, was in its early stages and that they didn’t know what caused it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

The township encompassed the Union Stock Yards and two large parks: Washington Park, with lawns, gardens, and a popular racetrack, and Jackson Park, a desolate, undeveloped waste on the lakeshore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson