containment
Example Sentences
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According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”
From Salon
Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.
From Los Angeles Times
“The more we face containment and suppression, the more we must promote open cooperation in the cultural field, and showcase a credible, lovely and respectable image of China,“ Li told a forum in May.
Better awareness and containment measures across the region further reduce risks, he adds.
By relying on a rigorous cadence—clear roles for containment, crisp communications and a maniacal mission focus—we didn’t just survive; we turned a skeptic into a raging fan.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
