- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
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"Current pain medicine is fixated on ridding patients of their pain symptoms, but that's not the source of chronic pain. These data suggest that a chronic pain flare also encompasses one's identity."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The 13.49-acre offering represents only part of Foreman’s larger property, which encompasses approximately 28 acres.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Today, however, that encompasses solidly middle-class, even working-class, households, not the $500,000+ cadre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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
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
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