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Recent Examples of containment
Like Trazzi, Reichstadter’s concerns are existential — an AI system that could one day break containment and usher in unknown horrors on humankind.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The window for containment isn’t just smaller — it may already be closed.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Firefighters completed control lines around the spreading flames with backburning on Sunday night, but no official containment had been reported Monday morning.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Firefighters used bulldozers overnight to cut containment lines and monitored surrounding areas for embers.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The window for containment isn’t just smaller — it may already be closed.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Firefighters completed control lines around the spreading flames with backburning on Sunday night, but no official containment had been reported Monday morning.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Firefighters used bulldozers overnight to cut containment lines and monitored surrounding areas for embers.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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Spacecraft interiors, mission protocols and the psychological challenges of long-duration isolation were grounded in actual engineering and psychological research.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Studies also show social media provides incredible benefits for most teens in battling isolation, boosting writing and providing access to information.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another heart highlighted the lasting impacts from the redlining of Troost Avenue a century ago, which long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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