surrounded

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It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Reporters for Le Monde viewed about 10 videos of the incident and concluded that the small Nemesis group of only five or six women was surrounded by a group of male far-right activists, including Deranque.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

But for Jews who have been a minority all their lives, living in a country surrounded by other Jews brings comfort, said Kada, the London rabbi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I remember how important it made me feel to be surrounded by a crowd of admirers.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo