encompassed

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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

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

England's current run of nine games is one shy of the record set by Spain, whose streak encompassed qualifying for Euro 2016 and their first two fixtures of that tournament.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

But Siddhartha went outside and sat in front of the hut all night, listening to the river, sunk in the past, simultaneously affected and encompassed by all the periods of his life.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse