surround

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Minor mysteries surround the production of what are now called the Dunlap broadsides, the first published copies of the Declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

He is now a serious contender for the squad, especially with fitness doubts continuing to surround John Stones.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Antiwar demonstrators surround a statue honoring a Union Civil War general in Chicago, 1968.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge