surrounding

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Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The government should hold a public inquiry into the "failures" surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, a Sikh lobby group has said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It failed to advance, and Leber withdrew his name as a co-sponsor amid a controversy surrounding it in 2023.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Some economists say the weakness could persist due to uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

SABIO, SHALE: Provide architectural archival context for immediate area surrounding coordinates 39.605829, -75.718580 from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly