surrounding

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By clearing encampments, Inside Safe also benefits the surrounding community, making sidewalks more accessible and reducing the number of encampment fires, Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

People in Brenchley, Matfield, Pembury, Lamberhurst and surrounding villages began having issues on Thursday morning due to the fault on a key main from Bewl Water Treatment Works, in East Sussex.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Auriemma forcefully reprimanded Staley for a perceived pregame slight surrounding the pregame handshake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Tens of thousands of people have left Tyre, but around 20,000 remain, including 15,000 displaced from surrounding villages, despite Israeli evacuation warnings covering most of the city and a broad swathe of the south.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

His request was quickly denied, but the degrees surrounding his name were enough to gather a crowd of reporters.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone