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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Mr. Davies’s formidable command of his subject is also the book’s weakness: His ambition to encompass so much science sometimes overwhelms the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 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

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

From Salon Aug. 19, 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

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

But now, preppy style encompasses so, so much more.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The actor paid a reported $15 million for the property, which encompasses a staggering 5,400 acres and has been described as one of the world’s largest privately owned islands.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

It completely encompasses the distant tree, making it glow a hot blue-white and causing the surrounding air to crackle with electricity.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

"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

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

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Federal charging documents said the Hoovers formed in the late 1970s with territory that largely encompassed the Figueroa corridor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The area encompassed by the geofence can be larger than several football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

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

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Edward Albee’s “The Play About the Baby,” which he saw when he was a freshman at NYU, was another work that showed him just how elastic and encompassing drama can be.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

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

From Slate Sep. 8, 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

Mamdani’s office said this list was just a starting point and was far more encompassing than who would ultimately face the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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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