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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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Some have fought lawmakers’ efforts to contain or even quantify the costs to taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

As testing widened, frozen lasagna and spaghetti bolognese sold across Europe were found in some cases to contain “beef” that was almost entirely horse.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

“While governments are already using measures to manage bond markets and contain yield pressures, these interventions only address symptoms rather than the underlying debt burden,” said Chhugani and his team.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Somkit couldn’t contain the grin spreading over his face.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The ratings firm eventually expects a deal to be reached that contains the fallout.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The order, which contains no admission of liability or wrongdoing by Zillow, comes after the FTC filed a complaint in September, alleging that the agreement between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The southern hemisphere contains more of the planet's ocean water than the northern hemisphere and so exerts a bigger influence on average sea temperatures.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

This jar is not empty but contains a small amount of white sand which shifts on the bottom.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

But its abdomen contained something far more unusual.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

We know this because, not very long ago, millions of European consumers discovered that products sold to them as beef contained something else entirely.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

They said that, as of Sunday evening, the fire had burned around 10,500 acres and was 0% contained.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Over the last two weeks, firefighters have been battling the Bug fire, which began Aug. 10 and had burned 93,733 acres and was 94% contained on Sunday morning, according to Watch Duty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

The envelope contained the cash equivalent of $750 in Swedish krona.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“The Settlement Cook Book” was the first mainstream cookbook containing a significant number of Jewish recipes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The bill targets single-use, battery-embedded electronic cigarettes containing tobacco products.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

In a university laboratory, the 29-year-old proudly showed AFP a flask containing a precious yellow liquid.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Students carefully remove soil with trowels while moving along paths between areas containing the remains of a 17th-century kitchen, a friar's residence, and the surrounding Potano village.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

I think back on the first day and the hold containing a shuttle and supplies.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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