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encompass

[en-kuhm-puhs] / ɛnˈkʌm pəs /




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Corporate responsibility could encompass so much more than making the stock market rise.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

The daily analysis has evolved over the years to encompass “common suppliers, common customers,” and even ”which stocks are grouped together in passive vehicles,” McNerney said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The figure does not encompass all cyclosporiasis infections arising from other causes.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

“I’m very interested in people who have a creative practice that might encompass objects of art, but could also fashion, costume, dance, music, performance,” Deitch said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

As Lawrence rose in professional esteem, his social circle came to encompass the banking and oil magnates who had become his financial patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Evolving over more than a century, the church encompasses a jumble of styles and ideas, indebted to the region’s distinctive take on Art Nouveau but not constrained by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

This encompasses an estimated 18 million school-aged children.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

“The primary suite encompasses the entire upper level, offering a peaceful sanctuary complete with two walk-in closets and treetop views,” the listing notes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

"It encompasses all that is made, unmade, and yet to be made."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

That district had been Tennessee's 9th, which encompassed Memphis and was reliably won by Democrats.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Covitz has spent nearly three decades at the Fed, and his research has encompassed a range of topics on financial stability and credit markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But it also offered the audience a chance to look back on a career that’s encompassed virtually every major shift in pop music over the last two decades.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

Those struggles encompassed the time since Kroger’s $25 billion deal to buy rival Albertsons was terminated in December 2024, more than two years after it was announced.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

Homer’s duties encompassed driving the team, sundry maintenance, and what Ridgeway termed “bookkeeping.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

A steady buzz is growing around China as advanced robotics emerges as the next frontier of the global AI boom, encompassing both investor enthusiasm and alarm from rivals such as the United States.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Pilgrim’s Pride is the second-largest U.S. chicken company and focuses on poultry products, whereas JBS has a sprawling portfolio encompassing a wider range of proteins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

La Guaira and the district encompassing the capital Caracas were the hardest hit, accounting for roughly half of all damage, according to the World Bank.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Denning describes culture as encompassing values, norms, judgments, history, communities, moods, and even relationships involving power and care.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Not only is it a perfectly respectable Bengali good name, meaning “he who is entire, encompassing all,” but it also bears a satisfying resemblance to Nikolai, the first name of the Russian Gogol.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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