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After a further five weeks of war, today Iran maintains its stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium which is thought to be contained in gas cylinders under rubble.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I had hoped — and I’m sure we all had hoped — that the virus would be contained in China,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told his colleagues.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

In his Construction vases, a flood of pigmented foam breaks through the ceramic barriers, defeating any expectation that water should be contained in a vessel.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

However, some recent reports have farmers, trade groups and even politicians really concerned about what information will be contained in the next set of guidelines — specifically when it comes to potatoes.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

Her personality was too big and mercurial to be contained in a frail human body.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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