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In Spain, emergency responders were beginning to make some progress in efforts to contain the wildfires that have been raging in and near the Madrid region for days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The Madrid regional government's environment official, Carlos Novillo, had told reporters Friday that the fire was "at its peak and... currently beyond the capacity of firefighters to contain".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

More recent findings, however, suggest that the planet is still geologically "alive" and may even contain active volcanoes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

These leaked Libyan intelligence documents contain information that could potentially put an end to the doubt, theories and countertheories that have tied so many, including me, in knots.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Stumbling back from the table, I clasped my hands over my mouth in a struggle to contain the wave of bile that surged up my throat.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Fortunately, the reported deal contains an escape clause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

At first, researchers placed the Ajimu fossils in the genus Andrias, which contains the largest amphibians alive today.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

If your home contains more than two bookcases, you probably know the cautionary tale of Homer and Langley Collyer.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The Gallagher brothers' 1995 album, which contains hits like Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, is third on the all-time best-sellers list, which has been published by the Official Charts Company.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Inside it is lit by a line of black iron sconces along the rounded wall and contains nothing but a ring of plain wooden chairs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

France has evacuated 250,000 people from at-risk areas, mostly in the Gironde region but also in the adjoining Landes region, where another wildfire was "better contained but not yet stopped", according to authorities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Several of them contained details of how the deaths unfolded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Paperwork seized contained payment details, how much money had been sent and what the payments were for – noting some as being for a "show".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The researchers then narrowed the search to genes that produce proteins secreted outside the cell, a common feature of hormones, and that contained at least four possible cleavage sites.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

This territory contained a quarter of Russia’s population, a third of its agricultural land, and about half of its heavy industry.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The two of them only had time to grab a small bag each, containing a few clothes and some medication.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

After entering a cell, the virus releases RNA containing the instructions for making a small set of viral proteins.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

One common complaint is that mineral sunscreens containing zinc oxide can leave a noticeable white or gray film on the skin.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

To have a squad containing not one but two Golden Boot contenders is no mean feat in a World Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bordun/Chord Bordun: An open 5th, containing the 1st and 5th degrees of the chord.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin