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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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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

Mr. Davies’s formidable command of his subject is also the book’s weakness: His ambition to encompass so much science sometimes overwhelms the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

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 main residential parcel encompasses approximately 4.2 acres, offering sweeping water views and plenty of privacy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The district encompasses northern and inland areas of San Diego County, including San Marcos and Escondido.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

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

In “Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile,” Mr. Moritz traces the generational arc of trauma and displacement that has also encompassed his own life experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

But Siddhartha went outside and sat in front of the hut all night, listening to the river, sunk in the past, simultaneously affected and encompassed by all the periods of his life.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

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

Isak played 22 games encompassing 1,033 minutes, scoring four goals at a rate of one every 258 minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The 1858 oil painting presents a panoramic view of the Ecuadorian Andes encompassing the snow-capped volcanic peak at the top, blue glaciated ice below, and towering palm trees lower still.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The ANC was a broad coalition encompassing many different tribes, but its leaders at the time were primarily Xhosa.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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