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engulf

[en-guhlf] / ɛnˈgʌlf /


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Experiments in cell cultures also showed that aging reduced the ability of tissue resident macrophages to engulf and digest worn-out neutrophils, while the EP2 blocking drug significantly restored that ability.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

"The flames do not actually have to touch the property itself... the heat that it creates will actually automatically engulf anything that's in its path."

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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

"McCarthyism" became a catchphrase for the hunt for communist subversives, a frenzy that would engulf the United States for the rest of the 1950s.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

Deficits have already appeared in some provinces, where local governments that had relied heavily on land sales for revenue are now struggling with debt as a real estate crisis engulfs China's economy.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

After a flood engulfs the cat’s home, it finds itself in a small sailboat along with the other three animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024

A heavy silence, more fearful than pious, engulfs the convent.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Uttam and Sandy Shiralkar are still coming to terms with the loss of their family home in Stourbridge after it was engulfed by a wildfire in August.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Video clips shared by the coastguard on Wednesday night showed the vessel engulfed in flames and people being pulled out of the water into rescue boats.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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

Zeitoun was sure it had engulfed two or three buildings at least.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Whatever the reality, the storm currently engulfing the AI industry could already have caused reputational damage to the firms currently in pole position forever.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

I could swear I saw a blush spreading like wildfire from out of his starched collar, up his neck, and engulfing his cheeks.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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