encircle
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Several thousand people compete for spots in the lots and decks that encircle the headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Thirty-six dancers with raised arms glide slowly forward as they encircle their prey, a lone figure on a red table in a climactic scene from Ravel's "Bolero" choreographed by Maurice Bejart.
From Barron's ● Feb. 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
Ukraine's 7th Airborne Assault Corps says weather conditions, particularly dense fog, have prompted Moscow to intensify its bid to get increasing numbers into the ruined city and encircle Ukrainian forces.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
The northmen were spreading out to encircle the castle.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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 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
Capps took a photo from down the bluff that shows the red fence that encircles the balcony hanging over the beach, threatening to tumble into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
It encircles us when we are unarmed and least expect it.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Kolwezi, the closest town to the Kamoa site, is encircled by a dozen giant industrial mines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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
Gen Syrskiy, acknowledged his troops were withstanding the "pressure of a multi-thousand enemy grouping" but denied they were encircled.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
She wore an elegant sleeveless dress of woven gold, her dark hair piled into a cone, encircled with diamonds and emeralds.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The “spiritual alchemist” who turns her San Antonio home into what looks like the HQ of a drug cartel by encircling the place with an 8-foot concrete wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Chinese authorities have published a map showing several large zones encircling Taiwan where the operations are taking place.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
He spun around, the familiar, icy cold penetrating his insides, fog starting to obscure his vision; more were appearing out of the darkness on every side; they were encircling them....
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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