contain
Example Sentences
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However, disciplined operating cost control and manageable asset quality are seen to contain credit costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“Maybe, if possible, the third solution could be to contain the liquid and freeze or maybe turn it into a solid, we don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
However, Zeldin said "the most likely scenario is one of a low-volume release, where the local authorities are going to be able to monitor, neutralize and contain the threat."
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
To test the system, researchers used synthetic brines designed to mimic conditions at California's Salton Sea, a geothermal region believed to contain enough lithium to supply more than 375 million EV batteries.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
As the clock began to strike the hour, Penelope could barely contain herself.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Vocabulary lists containing contain
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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