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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Stars are based on 40-some criteria that encompass patient experience surveys and a range of care metrics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Forecasts from the Fed would benefit from scenarios that encompass the possibility that interest rates are signaling something more structural and lasting than a series of temporary shocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The failures encompass everything from regulation and employment practices to the way the NHS and government struggle to learn the lessons of the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Evacuation warnings were issued in the area as the Palos fire grew to encompass 20 acres by about 4:15 p.m., according to Fire Department spokesperson Keith Navarre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Loyally, it tried to encompass the concept and half a dozen coils burnt out.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Year: 2013 Compiled by: Slate Staff Of note: Per the subheading, this encompasses “almost-forgotten moments” from recent history “that would have ‘won the Internet’ if they happened today.”

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

The main residential parcel encompasses approximately 4.2 acres, offering sweeping water views and plenty of privacy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

As executive chair and CEO of TKO, executive chairman of WME Group and a founder and principal investor in MARI, Emanuel’s empire now encompasses sports, entertainment, media, events, hospitality and art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"It encompasses all that is made, unmade, and yet to be made."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The image also encompassed several French overseas territories, such as Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry," it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The full range of Jayhawks sounds are encompassed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

When they got close, they saw that the fire encompassed an entire block.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Edward Albee’s “The Play About the Baby,” which he saw when he was a freshman at NYU, was another work that showed him just how elastic and encompassing drama can be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The protected area is enormous, encompassing everything we could see through our binoculars from there.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Isak played 22 games encompassing 1,033 minutes, scoring four goals at a rate of one every 258 minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It estimates that its surplus on the “current account”—a trade measure encompassing goods, services and investment income—is headed to 1% of global GDP, a share no country has achieved in postwar history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Th e sound of the chenda mushroomed over the temple, accentuating the silence of the encompassing night.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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