encompass
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Among the islands are 33 scattered across the centre that encompass the country of Kiribati.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
As the supply chain he had established in China grew to encompass three million people, Cook leveraged the company’s manufacturing presence to expand sales in the country, which would grow into Apple’s second-largest market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Questions remain around the uptake of new oral GLP-1 drugs, which are set to encompass around a quarter of the total GLP-1 market by 2030.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It’s a challenge because this book is trying to encompass a universe, and so the writer has to make choices.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Quicker and quicker, greedy, wanting to encompass everything, to miss not one iota of pleasure.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing encompass
Born a Crime
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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