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verbinclude, hold

verbhold back, control

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How to use contain in a sentence

There was no right way to bite into a rice cake and definitely no good way to contain the stream of crumbs that rained down from the corners of my mouth.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RICE CAKE, AMERICA’S ONE-TIME FAVORITE HEALTH SNACKBRENNA HOUCKSEPTEMBER 17, 2020EATER

Probably the most explosive centered on the effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic this year.

WILLIAM BARR IS THE POSTER CHILD FOR POLITICIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALSPHILIP BUMPSEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POST

It contains a 7-megapixel camera on the front and a 12-megapixel camera on the back and is capable of taking 4K videos, which are better quality than high-definition.

APPLE DEBUTS ITS NEW IPAD AND IPAD AIR DURING ITS ‘TIME FLIES’ EVENTJONATHANVANIAN2015SEPTEMBER 15, 2020FORTUNE

Holm and Rotenberg were surprised to find that their paper contained the insight needed to do a lot better.

A NEW ALGORITHM FOR GRAPH CROSSINGS, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHTSTEPHANIE DEMARCOSEPTEMBER 15, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE

Next year the company plans to put out a quantum processor, called “eagle,” that contains 127 qubits.

IBM PLANS A HUGE LEAP IN SUPERFAST QUANTUM COMPUTING BY 2023RHHACKETTFORTUNESEPTEMBER 15, 2020FORTUNE

As of Monday morning, Cal Fire reported it was 87 percent contained.

ENVIRONMENT REPORT: STATE THROWS COLD WATER ON PRICING SCHEMEMACKENZIE ELMERSEPTEMBER 14, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

A new paper published in Nature Astronomy today reveals that Venus’s clouds contain traces of phosphine.

GAS SPOTTED IN VENUS’S CLOUDS COULD BE A SIGN OF ALIEN LIFENEEL PATELSEPTEMBER 14, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Venus’ clouds appear to contain a smelly, toxic gas that could be produced by bacteria, a new study suggests.

PHOSPHINE GAS FOUND IN VENUS’ ATMOSPHERE MAY BE ‘A POSSIBLE SIGN OF LIFE’LISA GROSSMANSEPTEMBER 14, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

Many countries around the world, from Germany to South Korea to Singapore to Vietnam, have used these techniques to contain the virus.

AMERICA IS ABOUT TO LOSE ITS 200,000TH LIFE TO CORONAVIRUS. HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO DIE?BY STEPHEN ENGELBERGSEPTEMBER 14, 2020PROPUBLICA

In an interview, Baber said he agreed with Halpern’s point about the excessively large document that contained the audit, and said he twice asked staff to break it out as a standalone document.

POLITICS REPORT: FORGED FOOTNOTE 15SCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSSEPTEMBER 12, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

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