Example Sentences

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Ms. Corradi’s first order of business is containing the rat situation in Harlem.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

The big headache for the ECB is containing bond spreads.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2022

The challenge for the Americans is containing Canada's relentlessly dynamic, quick-strike transition attack, which scored five times in a first-period span of 3:24 against Switzerland to set an Olympic record for the fastest five goals.

From Fox News • Feb. 15, 2022

Yet prior to the new study, only humans and thrush nightingales have been observed singing songs that have a rhythmical structure—that is, containing features such as a “categorical rhythm.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2021

Of these, part are in the original Greek, part in ancient versions, or bilingual, that is, containing the original and a version of it side by side.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)