encircled

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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

“But the pains weren’t gone in two days; they were worse, and grew worse still, as if something inside her were encircled by a wire being drawn tighter and tighter to cut it in two.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The company hired a skywriter to craft encircled 4’s in the sky near downtown Los Angeles on the day of the premiere and featured a drone show outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion after the showing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

He fell to his knees, and the demigods encircled him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan