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Others live in the former coal patch towns that encircle the small city of Hazleton, where weathered vinyl-sided homes with soiled awnings line the streets and the taverns fill up by five o’clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Established in 1983, the settlement, illegal under international law, is one of several that encircle Burin, a village of a few thousand people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

It already displays two prominent, sweeping arms that encircle a bright central bulge, stretching across about 30,000 light-years.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025

As the earth began to shake around 10 a.m., the elder elephants in the enclosure rushed to encircle the youngsters, the video shows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

At the base of the aqueduct, the First and Second Cohorts were trying to encircle Polybotes, but they were taking a pounding.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

A cooler ring encircles the hot center near the limb of the planet.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025

Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

“Seek” is a commentary about our shifting climate, using tech that encircles us to create a sense of presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

This weekend's works led to the first planned daytime closure of the M25 - which encircles London - since it opened in 1986.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024

Brooke encircles him in a hug as if they are old friends, though I know that they only met for the first time today; just yesterday Adam was saying how nervous he was about it.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

The Minnesota Democrat estimated that between15 to 25 agents encircled her home, all of whom she said "conducted themselves in a decent way".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Weeks later, in July 2014, Drapatiy coordinated the safe withdrawal of 260 troops from an area that was encircled and relentlessly shelled for weeks by Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

But he grinned a very big grin anyway, because in a short while, he would be encircled by his friends, telling them an interesting story and eating blackberry Snow Delights.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Citing three Yemeni military sources, AFP also reports that the Houthis now control the area and supply route, effectively encircling Taiz.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Colombia’s Pacific region around the quake’s epicenter lies in the “Ring of Fire,” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

When President Trump was asked about the China encircling Taiwan at a news conference on Monday, he shrugged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

The dervish sped up and took wider steps, encircling and ensorcelling.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri