enclose
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Two new walls, built to enclose the porch, didn’t feature exposed brick like the others, so Robe set them apart with burgundy Jennifer Shorto wallpaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
For many, the idea of hunkering down in a fire shelter for hours on end as flames enclose on all sides is hard to stomach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
A family found the cans - light-tight containers used to enclose film - in the shed belonging to their father, an editor on the show who died recently.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
Their capsule-like shape can enclose and protect mRNA, which provides instructions for cells to manufacture proteins.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
“Would you get some? With the help of the canopy, we should be able to enclose him completely.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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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
These extremely reactive molecules always occur in pairs and remain surrounded by solvent, which encloses the pairs of radicals like a kind of cage.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
It’s so stark, so subtle in how it encloses the space, turning it into a haven.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
By the time I filled the basket, the Aleut ship had sailed around the wide kelp bed that encloses our island and be tween our two rocks that guard Coral Cove.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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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
Within these enclosed environments, breathable oxygen could be produced through photosynthesis or water electrolysis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The enclosed venue makes premium seating easier to sell, because corporate clients are buying guaranteed comfort and weather certainty alongside the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Another thing that won’t change: Passengers will continue to walk across the tarmac from terminal to stairs to planes, rather than using the enclosed jetways common in other airports, especially larger ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Olanna asked, looking down at the child, whose hand was enclosed in hers.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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
Survey work has been conducted over the last two decades but researchers believed critical questions about "the date, development and function of both the enclosing elements and the internal settlement remain unanswered".
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 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
It was green and stagnant, thrust out like a slimy arm towards the enclosing hills.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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