as in containment
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Noun
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Currently, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025 -
Wildfires in northern Arizona, including near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, saw gradual containment efforts.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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