contained
Example Sentences
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“Spillovers to the euro area financial sector have so far remained contained,” he said.
The cave also contained fossils of an extinct ancestor of the takahē, helping scientists better understand the evolution of this well-known New Zealand bird.
From Science Daily
He said he moved the safe, which contained odds and ends, on a hot day to make more room for election observers.
From Los Angeles Times
The device, bought weeks earlier along with his weapons, contained messages recorded by Roberts.
From BBC
Most nectar samples contained only trace amounts, likely produced by yeast fermenting sugars.
From Science Daily
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