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encompassment

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Definition of encompassment

as in containment

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Firefighters began to gain the upper hand on the fire throughout Saturday afternoon, keeping the flames within the burn scar and building containment lines around the fire.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Huang argued that the incidents so far could all have been avoided with stronger containment and monitoring of AI agents.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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Along these routes, the drones are targeting fuel trucks, ammunition carriers, troop transports, and other logistics vehicles, degrading supply flows into and out of the city without a traditional ground encirclement.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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Additional safety features include gas detection, electrical isolation monitoring, as well as technology designed to prevent battery failures from spreading between cells.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Likewise, Antarctic workers have been studied to learn about the psychological aspects of long-term isolation and small-group dynamics in stressful situations, another key aspect of space exploration.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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