contained
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The file that agents were holding also contained Gonyea’s address, date of birth and what looked like a picture of her taken at airport security, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
During a U.S. cabinet meeting on Friday, Reuters snapped a “To Do” list on Bessent’s desk notepad that contained a solitary entry: “Buy Japanese yen $5-10 bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Carrying out controlled fires on a regular basis ensures that when the big one comes, its spread is contained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The way Spain sees it, the crisis has been contained and Ceuta is not in the Schengen zone so Moroccan migrants were never going to head for mainland Europe, unchecked.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
This chess magazine contained theoretical articles and reports on the latest games from around the world, mostly games involving players from the Soviet Union.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
