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A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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Driving the news: Hamas armed militants released the three hostages in the center of Gaza City with hundreds of cheering Palestinians encircling the cars.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
More lights hang from the balconies of the buildings and encircle a towering Christmas tree at the entrance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Still to come in the same space is Lilo, an intimate 22-seat fine-dining concept where diners encircle an open kitchen.
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What To Know Moscow has recently advanced to the southwest of Pokrovsk, moving to encircle the logistics hub and approach the border with the country's Dnipropetrovsk region, Western analysts and Ukrainian officials have said.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
More lights hang from the balconies of the buildings and encircle a towering Christmas tree at the entrance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Still to come in the same space is Lilo, an intimate 22-seat fine-dining concept where diners encircle an open kitchen.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
What To Know Moscow has recently advanced to the southwest of Pokrovsk, moving to encircle the logistics hub and approach the border with the country's Dnipropetrovsk region, Western analysts and Ukrainian officials have said.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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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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