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Recent Examples of containment
The devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires, as well as other blazes that have cropped up, continue to burn, but are on the path to full containment.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The containment percentage refers to the amount of the perimeter that has barriers that firefighters expect will prevent further spread.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
If there is a new cold war, then the West may also be entering a new era of containment.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
Add to that, the Biden administration’s sweeping export controls and a web of alliances echoing Cold War containment strategies, and relations between the U.S. and China are near a low point.
—David Bach, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The containment percentage refers to the amount of the perimeter that has barriers that firefighters expect will prevent further spread.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
If there is a new cold war, then the West may also be entering a new era of containment.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
Add to that, the Biden administration’s sweeping export controls and a web of alliances echoing Cold War containment strategies, and relations between the U.S. and China are near a low point.
—David Bach, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for containment
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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