surrounded

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Despite both being successful in their chosen jobs, and having young children growing up surrounded by the buzz of the city on a London terraced street, they felt something was missing.

From BBC

In some cases, these factories are surrounded by membranes and serve as sites for DNA replication, resembling a primitive version of a cell nucleus.

From Science Daily

The written statement said he spent his final days surrounded by friends and his devoted wife, and his two daughters, Billie and Georgia, "who were the center of his world".

From BBC

On a return visit to thank all those involved, Ian said: "I was in the right place at the right time, to be surrounded by the right people."

From BBC

"I have dreamed of making a film about my country since I was a child. Puerto Rico's true history has always been surrounded by controversy."

From BBC