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"Then there was fog, smoke, something that seemed to suddenly engulf us," Muthunathan, 46, told AFP, showing a video she recorded on her phone of a torrent surging towards her.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and other cities this week when a dangerous heat wave and high humidity engulf the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

This finding suggests that the earliest blood cells may have resembled macrophages, which are immune cells that engulf harmful microbes and cellular debris.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

These residents insist they are neutral and refuse to leave, even as the fighting threatens to engulf their towns and villages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

At one point the streams that crossed Highway 3 became so swollen I worried they would engulf the ambulance.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

"Schools, rail and hospitals suffer as heat engulfs UK," writes the Guardian, warning "temperatures close to 40C expected".

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

A Democratic lawmaker resigned Tuesday, becoming the third member of the US House of Representatives to step down in just over a week as a wave of ethics scandals engulfs Congress.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

By soon, they mean any time before the sun engulfs us all, which will happen sometime in the next five billion years.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025

Take, for example, the wildfire smoke that now regularly engulfs my city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024

A sudden wave engulfs her, and for a moment Celia is tempted to relax and drop.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Footage of the fire broadcast on local news Monday afternoon showed one structure — which authorities said was a home — engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In the buildup to their Week 1 showdown with Clemson, a firestorm had engulfed the Tigers’ program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

According to this theory, one organism eventually engulfed the other, and that relationship ultimately produced mitochondria, the energy-producing structures found inside complex cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Until then, the division and rancour that has engulfed the world's game in this remarkable drama of intrigue and power looks set to continue.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

For a split second I’m gasping, completely engulfed in the strange flames.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The conflict between these characters is greater than the morality tale engulfing them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"Parents came from all over looking for their children. That's when I saw a huge fire engulfing our school built of wooden planks," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

A parallel panic is also engulfing the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his loyalists are scrambling to contain a massive internal leak.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Macrophages are among the immune system's first responders and are best known for engulfing pathogens.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The power-up bursts into a ball of black smoke, engulfing both of us.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu