contained

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The song’s hook is a rhythm-guitar riff that expresses barely contained control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

To be sure, screwworms can be contained through quarantines, tighter surveillance, and other methods.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Although archaeologists believe the original shipment may have contained even more pieces, the surviving collection of 43 helmets already represents the largest known hoard of medieval helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The engine was responding to the Cranston fire, which burned 2 acres in the Valle Vista community of Riverside County before being contained, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Later, they realized that the cloud contained bits of Mount St. Helens’s glaciers, which were raining down along with ash, and the ice stung their skin.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone