surrounded

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The result is a world surrounded by frictionless experiences that mask systems that we neither understand nor control.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

As he admired the innards of a primordial iPhone, Cook found himself surrounded by artifacts that trace the history of Apple from a startup in a garage to the most iconic company in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Her family said she died peacefully at a hospice surrounded by "cherished friends", but no cause of death was given.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Reporters for Le Monde viewed about 10 videos of the incident and concluded that the small Nemesis group of only five or six women was surrounded by a group of male far-right activists, including Deranque.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

From the crest of the hill we saw it, like a vast scar on the green German landscape; a city of low gray barracks surrounded by concrete walls on which guard towers rose at intervals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom