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encompassing

[en-kuhm-puh-sing] / ɛnˈkʌm pə sɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
including
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While these cases consume a lot of resources and are not nearly as encompassing as preclearance was, they have been effective.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Her death marks the end of an era in Bollywood music - with her career spanning more than eight decades and encompassing more than 12,000 songs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Bento is a co-author of a pre-print paper analyzing the recent drive in cases across the country, analyzing a database of 45 states encompassing over 50,000 schools in 3,000 counties.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Retail sales of new-energy vehicles, a category encompassing EVs and hybrid cars, fell 32% to 464,000 units in February from a year earlier, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But the victory at Duke was real enough—only less encompassing or durable than many believed.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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