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Nearly 300 firefighters worked on the fire Thursday, increasing containment along the fire’s southern edge and establishing containment lines along the northern and western edges, U.S. Forest Service officials said in a post on Facebook.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
Securing Market Access In Price-Sensitive Environments Pricing is a critical component of any biopharmaceutical launch, especially in markets where cost containment is a priority.
—Nida Khan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In a secret containment facility 100 feet below the surface, where something called the Imperium Program is being carried out, a couple of thin secondary characters are introduced, played by over-qualified actors not given enough to do.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
The devastating blaze had reached 99% containment earlier this month after scorching 55,000 acres in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
Securing Market Access In Price-Sensitive Environments Pricing is a critical component of any biopharmaceutical launch, especially in markets where cost containment is a priority.
—Nida Khan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In a secret containment facility 100 feet below the surface, where something called the Imperium Program is being carried out, a couple of thin secondary characters are introduced, played by over-qualified actors not given enough to do.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
The devastating blaze had reached 99% containment earlier this month after scorching 55,000 acres in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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