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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Extending the concept of “team” to encompass “community” saved Goruck after the company was started in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Stern says people will still be able to check multiple racial and ethnic identification boxes on forms to encompass all the ways they identify.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

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

It’s understood that Cosby and his wife, Camille, spend a majority of their time at their enormous Shelburne Falls, Mass., estate, which is made up of multiple properties that encompass more than 600 acres.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

As for marine resources, most Polynesian islands are surrounded by shallow water and reefs, and many also encompass lagoons.

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

Across the French Mediterranean coast, including Corsica, that zone encompasses about 1,700 kilometers of coastline, 187 towns, and at least 164,000 residents.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Evolving over more than a century, the church encompasses a jumble of styles and ideas, indebted to the region’s distinctive take on Art Nouveau but not constrained by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Some criticism of the situation has involved concerns over the Schengen Area - an agreement which eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

"It encompasses all that is made, unmade, and yet to be made."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The image also encompassed several French overseas territories, such as Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

"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 list also encompassed a greater pool of owners than those who will ultimately be taxed—about 960,000 properties out of roughly 3.7 million units in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

When they got close, they saw that the fire encompassed an entire block.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The protected area is enormous, encompassing everything we could see through our binoculars from there.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

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

Th e sound of the chenda mushroomed over the temple, accentuating the silence of the encompassing night.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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