encirclement

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Cardinal Richelieu countered encirclement in the 1600s with a masked war of diplomacy to win allies and delay confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

This frequently happens in sieges, such as Germany's encirclement of Leningrad during World War II.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

General Syrsky said he had ordered the retreat “in order to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and health of servicemen.”

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

Satellite images show the encirclement of the Indigenous Land Igarapé Lage, a green rectangle amid deforestation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

It was now a salient threatened with encirclement on the north and south.

From A Short History of the Great War by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)