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surround

[suh-round] / səˈraʊnd /


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Syrsky led the defence of Kyiv when Russia tried to surround the city in the first days of its invasion.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“It’s hard for smaller parks to compete with the big entities that surround them. Particularly now as we continue to see this amazing growth in technology for rides and attractions,” Speigel said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

From the Capitol to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, the structures that surround us have expressed and shaped the country’s ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

You could see how they crammed into Westminster Hall to surround him for a giant photo on his first day back in Parliament.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

He moved to the center of the kitchen, to surround himself with as much space as possible.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

The outbreak is a reminder of one of the persistent questions that surrounds lettuce: Do I need to rinse my “triple-washed” lettuce?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Controversy again surrounds the Dodgers’ trip to the White House.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after United States striker Folarin Balogun was controversially spared from suspension at the 2026 World Cup.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

MS damages myelin, the fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

I move away from the road, toward the chain link fence that surrounds a vacant lot.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Jupiter and Saturn are the two largest planets in the Solar System, and both are surrounded by enormous families of moons.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

She often does intake for her store at her kitchen table, surrounded by needlepoint pillows made by her Great-Uncle Elliott, who was also an entrepreneur.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

But before the officer could elucidate a satisfying response, agents drove up and surrounded Zemian and Amundson’s vehicle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

She said she had begun to feel "surrounded" by the advancing flames.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Arrows and a compass rose surrounded the title and the author’s name.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The findings may help guide future observations of exomoons and the disks surrounding young gas giants.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from Bordeaux's surrounding region of Gironde, as France continues to fight against wildfires being stoked by an unprecedented "pyrocumulonimbus" or fire clouds.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Atlantic writer Adam Serwer describes what happened in response to Operation Metro Surge as “neighborism,” the ideology that one should care for, and protect, one’s surrounding communities.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

This year’s stock rally has withstood war, inflation and uncertainty surrounding the tech sector’s massive artificial-intelligence investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Dana intended to establish a command center there, and from Bryantown launch cavalry patrols through the surrounding countryside, in pursuit of the Lincoln and Seward assassins.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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