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[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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A wildfire in Big Sur has burned 2,000 acres, spurred evacuations that encompass the Nepenthe restaurant and the Alila Ventana resort, and closed state parks in the area.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

It’s understood that Cosby and his wife, Camille, spend a majority of their time at their enormous Shelburne Falls, Mass., estate, which is made up of multiple properties that encompass more than 600 acres.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Rather than explain how a leaner fish or one packed in oil might change the cake, the recipe simply expands to encompass nearly anything.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Overall, 67 percent of Americans play video games for at least an hour a week -- a figure broad enough to encompass everything from blockbuster console titles to casual mobile games like Wordle.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

Nita stands beneath the glass chandelier and holds her arms out, wide, to encompass the room in her gesture.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Evolving over more than a century, the church encompasses a jumble of styles and ideas, indebted to the region’s distinctive take on Art Nouveau but not constrained by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

This encompasses an estimated 18 million school-aged children.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

“The primary suite encompasses the entire upper level, offering a peaceful sanctuary complete with two walk-in closets and treetop views,” the listing notes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

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

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

That district had been Tennessee's 9th, which encompassed Memphis and was reliably won by Democrats.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

The area encompassed by the geofence can be larger than several football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Those struggles encompassed the time since Kroger’s $25 billion deal to buy rival Albertsons was terminated in December 2024, more than two years after it was announced.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

The judge also found that executive orders issued by Trump had relied on a definition of antisemitism that encompassed First Amendment-protected speech — the same definition recommended by the Massachusetts Commission.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

The empire encompassed every imaginable type of terrain, from the rainforest of upper Amazonia to the deserts of the Peruvian coast and the twenty- thousand-foot peaks of the Andes between.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Mamdani’s office said this list was just a starting point and was far more encompassing than who would ultimately face the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Denning describes culture as encompassing values, norms, judgments, history, communities, moods, and even relationships involving power and care.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Matcha is one, another being Starbucks’s Refreshers drinks—which Nestle has turned into a concentrate encompassing green coffee extract.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Warsh has also been adamant about reducing Fed communications, and has promised a thorough review encompassing speeches, press conferences, the so-called dot plot of inflation forecasts, and even policy meeting transcripts and minutes.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The estate was a huge piece of land, acres, encompassing a horse bam, a large vegetable garden, and a pool, tended by a young white caretaker named Harry.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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