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enclose

[en-klohz] / ɛnˈkloʊz /


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Two new walls, built to enclose the porch, didn’t feature exposed brick like the others, so Robe set them apart with burgundy Jennifer Shorto wallpaper.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

They requested China enclose this section inside the embassy's security perimeter.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

Their capsule-like shape can enclose and protect mRNA, which provides instructions for cells to manufacture proteins.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2024

In an open letter sent to the community in January, SHM described the “double-barrier” that will enclose the pens and other measures to address these concerns.

From Science Magazine Feb. 19, 2024

When Mammachi decided to enclose the back verandah, it was Velutha who designed and built the sliding-folding door that later became all the rage in Ayemenem.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

But it had no lights of its own, so the volunteers used the LED lights and glow sticks to attach homemade Dodgers-themed signage to the fence that encloses the bridge.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Nesbø encloses “Wolf Hour,” translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson, in a clever conceptual envelope: The book is being written years later by a Norwegian cousin of Bob’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

These extremely reactive molecules always occur in pairs and remain surrounded by solvent, which encloses the pairs of radicals like a kind of cage.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

It’s so stark, so subtle in how it encloses the space, turning it into a haven.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2024

He encloses his hand around mine and shakes it once, then looks at the others.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The enclosed venue makes premium seating easier to sell, because corporate clients are buying guaranteed comfort and weather certainty alongside the game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Another thing that won’t change: Passengers will continue to walk across the tarmac from terminal to stairs to planes, rather than using the enclosed jetways common in other airports, especially larger ones.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The media tribune is plush and enclosed, open windows allowing some of the atmosphere to drift in.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

They spent less time exploring the open arms of the maze, remained longer in the enclosed arms, and exhibited more freezing behavior.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

She left a note which I have enclosed for your perusal.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Bizarrely, a green gate and fence enclosing the site stood untouched.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

Some hotels have been moving the sink and shower into the bedroom and enclosing the toilet in glass or placing it in cubby-like space, which helps make the room look more spacious, Hanson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

In fact, it later puffs up sideways and transforms into what looks like a huge cosmic watermelon, enclosing everything close by.

From Space Scoop Nov. 28, 2025

"Aside from the stylets, and being able to determine that some females were still enclosing eggs, other pertinent characters are not clearly visible," Poinar said.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

To the north and south, strips of land stretched out like arms enclosing the bay, and sitting in the mouth of the harbor, about a mile out, was an island with a stone fort.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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