encircle
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Established in 1983, the settlement, illegal under international law, is one of several that encircle Burin, a village of a few thousand people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
As for the county of Los Angeles, about half of its 4,700-plus square miles are made up of the forests and oceans and deserts that encircle it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Several thousand people compete for spots in the lots and decks that encircle the headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
It already displays two prominent, sweeping arms that encircle a bright central bulge, stretching across about 30,000 light-years.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
He signals a charge to encircle the French.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
A cooler ring encircles the hot center near the limb of the planet.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
This framing device encircles just one remarkable chapter of the wild and colorful life of Miller, who lived so much both before and after the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
This weekend's works led to the first planned daytime closure of the M25 - which encircles London - since it opened in 1986.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
Narrow lanes climb both slopes and come together in a great ring of elm trees which encircles the flat summit.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
“If Taiwan gets encircled by fleets, no supplies will be able to get through,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The island identified beneath Karnak is the only known example of such high ground encircled by water in the region.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
In early April, 1992, Bosnian Serb forces encircled Sarajevo, starting what would become the most prolonged siege in modern European history.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Instead of being on a wooden post, it was on a brick column; at the top, the bricks encircled the entire box in a graceful arc.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Colombia’s Pacific region around the quake’s epicenter lies in the “Ring of Fire,” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Behind the concertina wire encircling the bases, Germans could experience American bowling alleys and drive-in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The new English coast path links with the Wales Coast Path - an 870-mile route encircling the Welsh coastline.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Inside the sphere, thousands of power-armored Sixer avatars stood in silent formation, completely encircling the castle.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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