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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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A U.S. trade pact with Europe could encompass friendly democracies and revive the old alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Akamai and Anthropic also have the option to expand the agreement to encompass another $9 billion of revenue, an option which JPMorgan analysts say follows “a path of low resistance” to be exercised.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

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

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

Identical sales—which encompasses in-store revenue, and excludes fuel sales—fell 0.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Year: 2013 Compiled by: Slate Staff Of note: Per the subheading, this encompasses “almost-forgotten moments” from recent history “that would have ‘won the Internet’ if they happened today.”

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

The country is home to four main kingdoms, the largest and most prominent being Buganda in the central region, which encompasses the capital Kampala.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Topix is a broader index including domestic stocks, while the Nikkei encompasses only the top 225 companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Newsom last year signed a similar bill that created a category for Middle East and North African individuals separate from the “white” designation that had previously encompassed those ethnicities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

Covitz has spent nearly three decades at the Fed, and his research has encompassed a range of topics on financial stability and credit markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

How slowly the time passes here, encompassed as I am by frost and snow!

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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

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

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

Sometimes too you will see the term Phanerozoic used to describe the span encompassing the Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic eras.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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