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engulf

[en-guhlf] / ɛnˈgʌlf /


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“Dispatches From Grief” recounts the unrelenting emotional struggle that continues to engulf Ms. Crittenden.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area well over half the length of the continental United States, stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Alyssa bursts out of the trailer, leaping over the flames that are about to engulf it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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