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That outcome isn’t more likely than a more contained scenario, which would limit the war to a ground offensive in Gaza and have almost no long-term global economic consequences.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
Thirty-one packages, at least some of which were bloody and contained animal eyes, have been sent to embassies in 15 countries.
—James Bikales, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Although the universe is forever expanding and often feels incomprehensible, tide pools offer us a glimpse into a beautiful, contained microecosystem.
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
Finally, the residue from shard #744 contained plant oils, animal fats, byproducts that may have come from fermentation (to make wine or beer), and sulfur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
The protests that break out in towns and villages often involve workers, farmers or other locals aggrieved by job losses, land disputes, pollution or other issues that usually remain contained.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
Rules about gaseous liquids in space requires, among other things, all pressure to remain contained in the bottle.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2022
Though debt service costs remain contained for now, rising borrowing costs for indebted governments threatened the eurozone with a breakup in the early part of the last decade.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 June 2022
Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
Thirty-one packages, at least some of which were bloody and contained animal eyes, have been sent to embassies in 15 countries.
—James Bikales, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Although the universe is forever expanding and often feels incomprehensible, tide pools offer us a glimpse into a beautiful, contained microecosystem.
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
Finally, the residue from shard #744 contained plant oils, animal fats, byproducts that may have come from fermentation (to make wine or beer), and sulfur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
The protests that break out in towns and villages often involve workers, farmers or other locals aggrieved by job losses, land disputes, pollution or other issues that usually remain contained.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
Rules about gaseous liquids in space requires, among other things, all pressure to remain contained in the bottle.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2022
Though debt service costs remain contained for now, rising borrowing costs for indebted governments threatened the eurozone with a breakup in the early part of the last decade.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 June 2022
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“Contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contained. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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