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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Forecasts from the Fed would benefit from scenarios that encompass the possibility that interest rates are signaling something more structural and lasting than a series of temporary shocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The failures encompass everything from regulation and employment practices to the way the NHS and government struggle to learn the lessons of the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Evacuation warnings were issued in the area as the Palos fire grew to encompass 20 acres by about 4:15 p.m., according to Fire Department spokesperson Keith Navarre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Agents and Infra segment will encompass apps and agents, which include Microsoft 365 and GitHub, the multi-model system grounded in rich-enterprise context, and global-scale Azure infrastructure, Microsoft said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

As Lawrence rose in professional esteem, his social circle came to encompass the banking and oil magnates who had become his financial patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

It now encompasses a mashup of disparate tire shops, oil change outfits and repair centers, including franchises and company-owned stores, that maintain their local identity but benefit from being part of a synchronized national network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Supernaw, whose council district encompasses the $65-million project, had reservations about the price tag before ultimately supporting it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Across the French Mediterranean coast, including Corsica, that zone encompasses about 1,700 kilometers of coastline, 187 towns, and at least 164,000 residents.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Zeta-Jones said she had been looking forward to the opportunity to explore a female-driven plot that "encompasses empowerment, identity and redemption".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It completely encompasses the distant tree, making it glow a hot blue-white and causing the surrounding air to crackle with electricity.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The image also encompassed several French overseas territories, such as Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry," it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Covitz has spent nearly three decades at the Fed, and his research has encompassed a range of topics on financial stability and credit markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“On the case side of things, I wanted something that encompassed the totality of the show,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

The pageant and everything it encompassed was hers alone.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new-energy vehicles—a term encompassing EVs and plug-in hybrids—sold 463,561 units in September, its strongest month so far in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That’s roughly 300 acres, encompassing the parking lots, the hillsides meeting the 110 Freeway, and 149 concrete planters nicknamed “martinis” for their glass-like shape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The debate about the appropriateness of wearing balaclavas in public places goes wider than e-bikes, encompassing anti-social behaviour, crime and some anti-immigration protests.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The protected area is enormous, encompassing everything we could see through our binoculars from there.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Arguing that Y-12 was the most reliable option for meeting the new specifications, he pressed for a major expansion of the plant, encompassing additional Betas and a new, more productive Alpha design.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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