surround
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It is an important component of cell membranes, the thin outer layers that surround cells and help regulate how they interact with their environment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Mountains surround a charming town next to a lake so big its Chinese name is “ear-shaped sea.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
First and foremost, those questions surround Oliver Bearman, who is yet to finalise his new contract with Haas for next season.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Now questions still surround his campaign about whether he can win over the Black voters who largely rejected him in the primary.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Camille and Emma and Andre and even Lisa-Marie Anne rush to surround me as I read the zip code aloud.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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One of its major scientific goals is to map the Milky Way's "halo," a vast, roughly spherical region that surrounds the galaxy's main disk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The immediate issue surrounds the Uefa licence, which every club needs in order to play in Europe.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The front hallway leads to a family room, where intricate built-in shelving surrounds a grand fireplace—one of four in the home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mystery surrounds the origins of Evans’s enigmatic art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The cold air masses created by this icecap clash with the warm winds from the ocean to churn up a storm belt that surrounds the continent, making the Southern Ocean the most treacherous sea anywhere.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Hall died Tuesday in Dallas surrounded by her loved ones, her family announced Wednesday in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Jamie George bellowing into the stands after the opening score; captain Maro Itoje being surrounded with congratulations after an early charge-down; Henry Slade being embraced after a lung-busting late try-saving tackle on Max Jorgensen.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Some 100 people who arrived were surrounded by police and one of the movement's coordinators, Benjamin Ball, and its spokeswoman, Azelma Sigaux, were apprehended by police, an AFP reporter said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Large galaxies such as the Milky Way are surrounded by smaller companions known as satellites.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Nestled in a valley of lakes and meadows, surrounded by fruit orchards, the cottage was simple, but it was the only place I ever felt truly free, and that was thanks to Babci.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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All cases are linked to likely exposures at Capitola Beach or surrounding waterways, where public health officials are investigating potential sources of the bacteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
It should be the first of many such office-to-apartments conversions in the surrounding area.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Now, with the broader stock market climbing, despite the shock surrounding the leader of the AI trade, investors appear to be increasing their bets beyond a single story.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
These surviving cells can continue producing and releasing a mixture of substances that influence the behavior of surrounding cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
There are still tendrils of mist threaded through the evergreens that rise along the surrounding bluffs.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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