encompass
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Among the islands are 33 scattered across the centre that encompass the country of Kiribati.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
“The blockade, if it only applies to the actual ports, can’t possibly encompass all of the supply chain of the oil, because naturally things are moving through ship-to-ship transfers,” Diakun said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
But on Tuesday, the PMI data became the first batch of economic indicators that encompass the effects of the Iranian war.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
It’s a challenge because this book is trying to encompass a universe, and so the writer has to make choices.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The men in particular had showed a fixation on hunting animals that, in Penelope’s worst imaginings, nearly threatened to encompass the “wild wolf children” Lord Fredrick had bragged about finding on his property.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing encompass
Born a Crime
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