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Recent Examples of containment
There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Various approaches to Iran—isolation, containment, engagement, and maximum pressure—have failed to curb the regime’s malign activities.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
For more about the challenges of having kill switches and containments for AI and AGI, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Various approaches to Iran—isolation, containment, engagement, and maximum pressure—have failed to curb the regime’s malign activities.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
For more about the challenges of having kill switches and containments for AI and AGI, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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The lockdown, the isolation were still fresh in everyone's minds, and many of the young people don’t live on the Navajo Nation.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.—
April Dembosky,
NPR,
22 July 2025
Noun
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What to do: Build your team now: —Commercial broker —Real estate attorney —CPA or tax strategist —Cost segregation firm —Lender or SBA contact Deals that close smoothly in December started planning in August.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Occupational segregation is a significant roadblock to equal pay for Black women.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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