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surrounding

[suh-roun-ding] / səˈraʊn dɪŋ /


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Don Lemon detailed the moments surrounding his incarceration and his experience as a journalist becoming the center of a news story.

From Los Angeles Times

The seven-week trial opens at Oslo district court on Tuesday against a backdrop of almost daily revelations surrounding him and his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

From BBC

Previous revelations surrounding the former duchess' ties to Epstein led to her being dropped as a patron or ambassador from a series of charities last year.

From BBC

I can imagine generations of ancestors surrounding me, and that at least is a nice feeling.

From Literature

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

From Literature