enclose
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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
A family found the cans - light-tight containers used to enclose film - in the shed belonging to their father, an editor on the show who died recently.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
The new method also makes it possible to enclose several hundred proteins in a small volume, an important feature for further understanding.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023
They organized work forces to construct large irrigation systems for agriculture and to enclose large ponds for fish production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
The satellite virus needs the helper either to build its capsid, a protective shell that encloses the virus's genetic material, or to help it replicate its DNA.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
Towards the back of the area so far excavated there is a wall that encloses three rooms.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
In the same envelope, Vincent encloses his own letter.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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They enclosed $75 as their contribution to the proposed stadium, and the city took it from there, passing a $550,000 bond measure to fund construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
‘The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Jimmy, Kynren's birds and conservation curator, and his 16-strong team care for 170 birds housed year-round in aviaries and enclosed orchards behind the 2,500-seat theatre.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Within these enclosed environments, breathable oxygen could be produced through photosynthesis or water electrolysis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
We had been standing in a rough circle on the floor of the laboratory, just outside the two screen doors that enclosed the mice cages.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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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
Survey work has been conducted over the last two decades but researchers believed critical questions about "the date, development and function of both the enclosing elements and the internal settlement remain unanswered".
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 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
I’m enclosing their list, but for the sake of clarity, I’ll copy it here.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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