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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Overall, 67 percent of Americans play video games for at least an hour a week -- a figure broad enough to encompass everything from blockbuster console titles to casual mobile games like Wordle.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"Roman will extend the search far enough to encompass other galactic habitats, which could help us learn how planet formation varies across different regions of the Milky Way."

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Art, increasingly, is maximized to encompass us, and Cosm understands this moment well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The zones encompass an area of 50,000 hectares - equivalent to 11 times the size of Gloucester - and among them are parts of the Forest of Dean, the Cotswolds and Stroud.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

His mind tried to grasp and encompass as much of her life as it could, tried to understand and weigh it in relation to his own, as his hand rested on her shoulder.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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