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A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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However, despite being the architects of Assad's downfall, HTS's ability to govern over Syria, filled with opposition factions and encircled by expansionist foreign powers, is far from assured.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Another scene involves a Ukrainian drone unit defending another village, mostly without infantry support, encircled by Russian troops.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Rim of the Valley corridor is generally said to include the mountains that encircle the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi and Conejo valleys.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Diana Dil poses for a photo encircled by her little girls, all in blue except for the youngest in pink.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Another scene involves a Ukrainian drone unit defending another village, mostly without infantry support, encircled by Russian troops.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Rim of the Valley corridor is generally said to include the mountains that encircle the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi and Conejo valleys.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Diana Dil poses for a photo encircled by her little girls, all in blue except for the youngest in pink.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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