surrounding
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was monitoring “with concern” the situation surrounding the tanker, according to state news agency RIA.
“I spent three hours calling the surrounding police stations ... saying, ‘Hey, did you guys tow this vehicle?’ and they all said ‘No,’” Roller said.
From Los Angeles Times
The company has focused on making Atlas strong, nimble, versatile and aware of its surroundings.
From Barron's
Spoken-word post-punk works best when the band surrounding the vocalist has an acute feel for melody—without a singer dispensing catchy musical phrases, the instrumentalists have to pick up the slack.
“Ten years ago, this would maybe have been a dream, what’s happening now,” she says, gesturing at her swanky surroundings.
From Los Angeles Times
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