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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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These frozen environments contain ice that may have trapped material delivered by comets and asteroids billions of years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Stronger winds would also allow any fires that do break out to spread more rapidly and become harder to contain.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The billionaire president has barely been able to contain his excitement over the retrofitted Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which took him to Ankara on its maiden trip outside the United States.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Finally, she couldn’t contain herself any longer and squealed, “Isn’t it beautiful?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

According to Machado, iNaturalist's greatest strength is not simply the number of observations it contains but the accessibility of those records for scientists everywhere.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Some people resist leaving their home because it contains many happy memories.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

The housing package contains nearly 60 provisions intended to boost supply, reduce regulatory barriers and improve access to mortgages and home ownership.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

“Mark Twain said there are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. This website contains all three,” Lynn Tramonte, Ohio Immigrant Alliance’s executive director, said in a statement.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

The final page contains his own signature, a flourish of illegible C’s, carefully snipped from a piece of paper that might have been an invoice or a letter.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“Investors have largely assumed the latest Middle East flare-up will remain contained and shipping disruptions manageable. That assumption has held remarkably well considering recent attacks,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

"The fire has been contained within its perimeter and brought under control, with no danger of flames spreading," the head of the regional government of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno, told reporters.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The larger Summit Fire in Antelope Valley was 8 percent contained on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Her animated delight at her win was a rare show of emotion from a contained Queen.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The smell of ink drifted from inside as he opened the case to see what it contained.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Inside her car they discovered designer sunglasses, cash, multiple items of jewellery, a Rolex watch and a parcel containing fake US dollars.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Concerns were also raised in early June over a series of adverts on X containing fake AI-generated images of Reform leader Nigel Farage fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Though many refer to these plants as “flowers,” they are actually an “inflorescence,” a flowering structure containing hundreds of smaller blooms inside.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Mr. Glass deploys these words liberally throughout the symphony, with all but the third movement containing text as well as music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Soon every student found a message slid under his door, containing an appeal from Harvard’s president, Abbott Lowell, for men to volunteer to help ease the crisis brought about by the police strike.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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