surrounded
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Because so many impact structures appear to date from around the same time, some researchers have proposed that Earth may once have been surrounded by a Saturn-like ring of asteroid debris during the Middle Ordovician.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
He continued high-fiving teammates while the Ducks surrounded their quarterback, who was diagnosed with a concussion but no other serious injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
In his first UK broadcast interview, the Wall Street Journal correspondent said he realised he had been "lured into a trap" when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in March 2023, and arrested him.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They were surrounded by the blue-gray ocean on one side and rocky cliffs on the other.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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