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engulf

[en-guhlf] / ɛnˈgʌlf /


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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

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

It will certainly engulf the wider region and have an impact on ordinary people around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The storm had buried every hut and hovel beneath a mound of dirty snow, and the drifts would soon be deep enough to engulf the longhall too.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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