encircling

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Encircling the footprint of each roundhouse were "middens," haloes of rubbish dumped from the stilt village above, included broken pots, butchered animal bone, and "coprolites" or fossilised faeces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Encircling us were two Chinese Coast Guard ships and five Chinese militia vessels.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Encircling a pond is a wide, accessible boardwalk, with a deck where groups of children — including wheelchair users — can gather for educational programs.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021

Encircling them, protectively, students, wearing yellow T-shirts that display traditional masks are eagerly waiting to step into the middle in pairs.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2021

Encircling the property, contentedly grazing on the rich land, was a herd of at least fifty cattle and perhaps five hundred sheep.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela