surround

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Mr. Vinen deftly weaves character studies of both, bringing a skeptical academic eye to the legends that surround them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The reasons for the rise in what’s known as the term premium could surround concerns about the widening U.S. budget deficit, and/or the Fed’s quantitative tightening as it reduces its balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Toronto, and the large suburban communities that surround it, are home to one of the world's largest Iranian diaspora communities -- some jokingly refer to Canada's largest city as "Teheranto."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

A swarm of faces—some encased in glass tanks, some covered in fur, some with way too many fangs—quickly surround the three of us, hurling questions at me from every direction.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston