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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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The board agreed to extend the review by one year at a time back to 2015, which would encompass up to 4,500 further cases and take an estimated five years to complete.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Forecasts from the Fed would benefit from scenarios that encompass the possibility that interest rates are signaling something more structural and lasting than a series of temporary shocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Evacuation warnings were issued in the area as the Palos fire grew to encompass 20 acres by about 4:15 p.m., according to Fire Department spokesperson Keith Navarre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

His most celebrated works encompass an array of ambitious themes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

K+N said the partnership includes Amazon Web Services, which encompasses equipment deployment, maintenance and upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

Today, Betancourt's business network encompasses some 50 companies distributed across 16 countries, according to investigations by Transparency Venezuela.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

New Guinea, though it accounts for only a small fraction of the world’s land area, encompasses a disproportionate fraction of its human diversity.

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

"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 full range of Jayhawks sounds are encompassed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

Sales for the latest quarter, which encompassed the key holiday-shopping period, were $30.45 billion, down 1.5%, with same-store sales down 2.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

The pageant and everything it encompassed was hers alone.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

The district stretches from the the Pacific Ocean through the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains, encompassing most of Ventura County and the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The debate about the appropriateness of wearing balaclavas in public places goes wider than e-bikes, encompassing anti-social behaviour, crime and some anti-immigration protests.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dubbed "a couturier of the sacred" by Vogue magazine, Sorcinelli has seen his business expand over the years, now encompassing perfumes and body products for the general public.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Like Tonga, Hawaii became a political entity encompassing several populous islands, but one confined to a single archipelago because of its extreme isolation.

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




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