surround

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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

I first see her red hair through the bushes that surround the apartment complex.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

To this day, it is ubiquitous in the slash-and-burn plots that surround every riverside hamlet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann