contain
Example Sentences
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“While recent signs of labor market stability can contain the market’s tail to deeper cuts for now, we think medium-term risks continue to skew towards lower terminal rate pricing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Shares of Lululemon Athletica were down after the Texas attorney general announced an investigation into whether the company’s popular workout wear could contain potentially toxic chemicals.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
My excitement was impossible to contain and as the rocket fired its huge boosters and engines and headed skywards, my reaction went viral.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Products that contain these additives would also require warning labels.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Indian films, however, are all musicals, and contain five to six songs each.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing contain
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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