as in to encapsulate
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There is a scene in the big-budget biopic Michael that perfectly encapsulates Michael Jackson’s historically unfathomable fame and crushing, fragile psyche.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Set the scene The piazza where the hotel is located encapsulates the Eternal City.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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The inward-looking nature of the melancholy Dane — conflicted and cocooned in his thoughts, paralyzed by his own intelligence, while the world constantly reflects back to him his own psychological predicament — feels oddly suited for our solipsistic times.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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Roads in the surrounding area were temporarily closed as crews worked to douse the flames.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The new proposal would require them only if there were a request for one from the surrounding neighbors.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The country's National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, including near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled Hezbollah fighters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, include near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.—
Samy Magdy,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Encyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyst. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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