encapsulate
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Under his watch, Long Beach recently started branding itself as “Vibe City,” which he said is an attempt to encapsulate the charm of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Below are five bits that encapsulate his run as one of late-night’s most self-deprecating hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Either in the colours of Manchester United or Northern Ireland, the highlights of his career encapsulate why many who saw him still argue he was the best player ever.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Micron and Sandisk, plus Western Digital and Seagate, perfectly encapsulate momentum.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
I suddenly realize why people believe in déjà vu, why people believe they’ve lived past lives, because there is no way the years I’ve spent on this earth could possibly encapsulate what I’m feeling.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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"Space control encapsulates the mission areas required to contest and control the space domain -- employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It really encapsulates everything,” said Craig Copeland, director of wealth research at EBRI, who wrote the report.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Robinson explains what Ron’s feeling in that moment in a way that perfectly encapsulates what it’s like watching “The Chair Company”: “He’s happy, scared and exhilarated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Dongguan, the life of Henry Wang encapsulates China’s rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Its outer walls are made entirely of rounded glass, but a circular tube of dark metal encapsulates the glass walls.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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“It really does feel like all of Burbank encapsulated in one building,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Before launch, teams will transport the encapsulated Roman observatory to SpaceX's hangar at Launch Pad 39A.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
That sentence perfectly encapsulated Freedom to Marry’s “road map to victory” strategy, which had aimed at changing hearts and minds in order to deliver the change in law and politics needed.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Isabella Wanningen, 22, a computer science student who worked on the energy functions of the car, said the vehicle's name encapsulated the team's hopes for the impact.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I only knew the memory lived in me, a perfectly encapsulated morsel of a good past, a brushstroke of color on the gray, barren canvas that our lives had become.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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Like most of música mexicana, it, too, is evolving, both in sound and lyricism, encapsulating today’s complex dating culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Tesla, a notoriously volatile stock, has moved an average of about 6% up or down the week encapsulating the prior four quarterly reports, in line with history.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Erica Moore, a Doctor Who fan who spent many years in Cardiff but now lives in Boston, USA, said there were other characters and relationships which stood out as encapsulating the show's widespread appeal.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
The lyrics push away love and its entanglements, encapsulating this detachment by rejecting emotional bonds that can often seem limiting or burdensome.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
One argument, "Don't programmers deserve a reward for their creativity," earned a response encapsulating Stallman's anger over the recent Gosling Emacs episode: "If anything deserves a reward, it is social contribution," Stallman wrote.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
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