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contain

Definition for contain

verb as in include, hold

verb as in hold back, control

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Example Sentences

"We simply do not know what they contain."

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“Watching film their opponents’ edge guys didn’t rush him, instead they tried to contain him so we blitzed the A gap to get pressure up the middle,” Torres said.

Separately, the Observer says a letter containing multiple claims of inappropriate behaviour by Gregg Wallace was sent to the BBC in 2022, but did not result in further investigation at the time.

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The bottle containing the note was found by Ross Russell, a Northern Lighthouse Board mechanical engineer, during an inspection.

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It was meant to deliver salvation, but only brought further bitter disappointment and loss - as its cargo contained almost nothing to eat.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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