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For years the local council was concerned about the geology in the area as the mountain was moving, and later feared a landslide would engulf the village without warning.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

When fires broke out, flames could engulf an entire train car, forcing Woods to act quickly to contain the blaze with buckets of water and shovelfuls of sand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

These residents insist they are neutral and refuse to leave, even as the fighting threatens to engulf their towns and villages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Unlike some immune cells, macrophages can directly engulf cancer cells.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026

Nine steps down and she’s on the sand and the twenty thousand sounds of the ocean engulf her.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

A Democratic lawmaker resigned Tuesday, becoming the third member of the US House of Representatives to step down in just over a week as a wave of ethics scandals engulfs Congress.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

Darkness engulfs me right before I step into a dream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

By soon, they mean any time before the sun engulfs us all, which will happen sometime in the next five billion years.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025

Deficits have already appeared in some provinces, where local governments that had relied heavily on land sales for revenue are now struggling with debt as a real estate crisis engulfs China's economy.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

A deafening roar engulfs the dark city streets.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

As the controversy engulfed the confirmation process, the conservative-leaning Wall Street Journal revived a nearly two-decade-old plagiarism accusation against Totenberg, dating from her time as a reporter for the National Observer.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Her energy rises and falls alongside the mysterious mist, which has engulfed the city and brought whispers of a mysterious ancient entity lurking in its haze.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

It opens its coverage of the hottest day of the year saying: "Wildfires caused apocalyptic scenes last night as they engulfed homes."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The commission was created in 1990 after a wave of political corruption scandals engulfed Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Then the houses suddenly disappeared, engulfed by the night, as if Capricorn’s village had never existed.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Croteau, 38, could see water engulfing the windows as attendants rushed to assist travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now there are fears that as Wagner digs deeper into Bangui, it will add to the chaos already engulfing the wider region, said Dukhan, the researcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

A bullish engulfing candle defined the lows in April 2025, and a hammer off the very round $100 level in April 2026, filling a gap from July 2025, again marked a trough.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

In his hands, that old chop-socky cliché where a circle of ninjas challenges the hero one at a time becomes a sphere of ninjas simultaneously engulfing the hero from above and below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

I could swear I saw a blush spreading like wildfire from out of his starched collar, up his neck, and engulfing his cheeks.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan