encirclement

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Cardinal Richelieu countered encirclement in the 1600s with a masked war of diplomacy to win allies and delay confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

This frequently happens in sieges, such as Germany's encirclement of Leningrad during World War II.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

They had repeatedly asked their commanders to pull them out, fearing a full encirclement was imminent.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

General Syrsky said he had ordered the retreat “in order to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and health of servicemen.”

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

Haines and Ferrati used the two-man rocket plane and would make a wide encirclement of the vicinity, mapping and finally blowing up the accumulator discs floating on the surface.

From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Wollheim, Donald Allen