be contained in
Example Sentences
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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
But then the time came, perhaps ten thousand years ago, when we needed to know more than could conveniently be contained in brains.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
