containment
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The German business-software company said its second-quarter margin was abnormal due to cost pressures and cost containment measures that are now in place, J.P Morgan says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The authors contend that no facility currently operating on Earth can guarantee complete containment, elimination, or control of an unknown alien microorganism if an accident were to occur.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
"The whole plant can get simpler. We don't need to have several feet thick of concrete and steel line containment," said Yasir Arafat, President and CTO of Aalo Atomics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The “zoo,” in which otherworldly lifeforms such as socket-seeking eye midges and toxic gas ticks are kept, is a smaller version of Prodigy’s containment lab on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Encircled by hefty bolts, the primary containment vessel lid can be removed for maintenance.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing containment
American History III
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"The Witch Boy" by Molly Knox Ostertag
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Chapter 28: The Cold War Era
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