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  • present tense form of contain (3rd person singular).

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Herzi’s slender, unassuming drama contains few emotional crescendos or grand insights, although this is the rare French film to center on a Muslim lesbian as its protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Although their nervous system contains only about 160,000 neurons, they can still perform complex behaviors such as navigating, interacting socially, learning, and reacting to sensory signals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Wegovy HD is a once-weekly injection that contains 7.2 milligrams of active ingredient semaglutide, which the company has said offers the highest weight-loss of any Wegovy injection so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Julien's auction contains several items Monroe "personally owned, touched, and used, including pieces from her last residence in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California", the company said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He wrote to his friend Asa Gray, “Pangenesis will be called a mad dream, but at the bottom of my own mind, I think it contains a great truth.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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