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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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A template was then set up for other Instagrammers to take advantage, going on to encompass buzzy topics like East Asian rappers, the use of A.I. in the insurance industry, and the Himalayas.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

The agency is also expanding the scope of its investigation to encompass all GM vehicles that use the system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Corporate responsibility could encompass so much more than making the stock market rise.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

A wildfire in Big Sur has burned 2,000 acres, spurred evacuations that encompass the Nepenthe restaurant and the Alila Ventana resort, and closed state parks in the area.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

As Lawrence rose in professional esteem, his social circle came to encompass the banking and oil magnates who had become his financial patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

CFO Amrita Ahuja told MarketWatch that the raised outlook encompasses more than just the beat from the latest quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The Schengen agreement eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

New Guinea, though it accounts for only a small fraction of the world’s land area, encompasses a disproportionate fraction of its human diversity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry," it said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The full range of Jayhawks sounds are encompassed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

That district had been Tennessee's 9th, which encompassed Memphis and was reliably won by Democrats.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Among each other, they shared oral histories or firsthand accounts of the demolished neighborhoods of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop that once encompassed the nearby canyon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The township encompassed the Union Stock Yards and two large parks: Washington Park, with lawns, gardens, and a popular racetrack, and Jackson Park, a desolate, undeveloped waste on the lakeshore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The weather service has issued coastal flood and high surf advisories encompassing Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara islands, Malibu, Los Angeles and Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Isak played 22 games encompassing 1,033 minutes, scoring four goals at a rate of one every 258 minutes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It estimates that its surplus on the “current account”—a trade measure encompassing goods, services and investment income—is headed to 1% of global GDP, a share no country has achieved in postwar history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Responding to criticism that the new district lumps together communities with little in common, Hickey argued that the United States itself is "a mix of different people," encompassing urban neighborhoods, affluent suburbs and rural communities.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Quite a few of those families occupy large contiguous areas—in the case of Indo-European, the area encompassing most of Europe east through much of western Asia to India.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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