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envelop

[en-vel-uhp, en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-] / ɛnˈvɛl əp, ɛnˈvɛl əp, ˈɛn və ləp, ˈɑn- /


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This “deep-dive arctic wave” of weather is expected to envelop basically 50% of the U.S. — as many as 30 states, so it’s a big storm that’s not leaving soon, said Yawger.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

But the Halloween announcement wasn’t the biggest controversy to envelop the director that week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Months after ICE’s widely publicized raids, fear continues to envelop Santa Ana, a majority-Hispanic city with a large immigrant population.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

As the stakes get higher, the plot ripples out into larger and larger concentric circles that envelop Maggie’s life and everyone in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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