encircles

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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

The researchers also showed that by changing the type of polymer that encircles a nanotube, they could engineer new types of semiconducting nanotubes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

This is the first time the M25 motorway, which encircles the capital, will be entirely shut for a weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

They say that when his spirit crossed the river that encircles the world of the dead, it leaned over the boat to catch a final glimpse of itself in the water.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton