surrounded
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Because of the home’s hillside perch, the garden feels very much like a private, secret space, one that is surrounded by lush foliage that creates a natural wall around the outdoor area.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Major League Baseball’s official app, long one of my favorites, has gradually surrounded baseball scores and video with window dressing that has made the app feel heavier.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A palpably animated black-and-white, full-stage photo from 1935—of Graham in her 1931 “Primitive Mysteries” as its ritualistic Virgin figure surrounded by celebrants—resonates with life in comparison to the studio-posed photos in the exhibit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Toledo sits on top of a hill, surrounded by the Río Tajo—the Tagus River.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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