engulf
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“Dispatches From Grief” recounts the unrelenting emotional struggle that continues to engulf Ms. Crittenden.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Later, explaining to his mom why he doesn’t have any friends his own age, Valdi purses his lips in a mimicry of the older men who would engulf him — a touchingly sad little detail.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Unlike some immune cells, macrophages can directly engulf and destroy cancer cells.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
Inside the prayers were like muffled cries against a storm which seemed to engulf the world.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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