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contained

[kuhn-teynd] / kənˈteɪnd /












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The study contained more serious possible uses for the yeast.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The deepest and oldest layer contained only charcoal fragments, which were dated to approximately 6,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

He says the device would have also contained messages with the peer.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In Uganda last year, an Ebola outbreak was contained within weeks because trained health workers, emergency response teams and treatment infrastructure were already in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

They contained a lot of the same things he’d been hearing over his cockpit radio.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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