encompass

Example Sentences

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For now, the Christmas Eve decision only applies to ICE’s San Francisco Area of Responsibility, a region encompassing all of Northern and Central California, as far south as Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

This one is the “Santa Claus rally,” and it encompasses the last five trading days of one year and the first two trading days of the next.

From MarketWatch

The government’s November retail sales report, which encompasses the busy Thanksgiving weekend, typically provides a key reading on the health of holiday spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or the government could ask the National Archives to pursue the return of all “presidential records,” which would encompass classified documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

It feels kind of sprawling and encompassing of the Black diaspora experience.

From Los Angeles Times