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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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The zones encompass an area of 50,000 hectares - equivalent to 11 times the size of Gloucester - and among them are parts of the Forest of Dean, the Cotswolds and Stroud.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says an economic downturn sparked by weakness in credit would encompass more than just the private credit segment and be worse than many expect.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

As the supply chain he had established in China grew to encompass three million people, Cook leveraged the company’s manufacturing presence to expand sales in the country, which would grow into Apple’s second-largest market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Questions remain around the uptake of new oral GLP-1 drugs, which are set to encompass around a quarter of the total GLP-1 market by 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It was understandable that Wagner might want to speculate about the art world of the future, one that would encompass within it all the arts, centred on human dramas of love, death and destiny.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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