envelope
Example Sentences
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The active galactic nucleus heats the surrounding gas envelope in a way that resembles how fusion heats the outer layers of a star, producing a similar outward appearance.
From Science Daily
Even so, the kaleidoscope of tales and vignettes, and the blurring of the banal with the macabre, produces a dusky, dreamlike atmosphere that envelopes one’s thoughts like a fine mist.
That is why delivering the good news was long left to trustees or lawyers, or in envelopes with details of how to access cash.
Ackman himself has a history of pushing the envelope with novel investment ideas and endeavors, not all of which go according to plan.
He gave one an envelope of cash he’d saved and told her to take herself to Disneyland.
From Los Angeles Times
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