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surrounds

  • present tense form of surround (3rd person singular).

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The outbreak is a reminder of one of the persistent questions that surrounds lettuce: Do I need to rinse my “triple-washed” lettuce?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Together they have developed a new process that lets actors be filmed naturally -- no green screen, no motion-capture suit -- and then surrounds them with a hyper-realistic AI-generated world.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The latest stumbling block surrounds Britain's bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships at London Stadium - because the event would clash with West Ham's football fixtures.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

To answer that question, they measured DHA levels in cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

I detest most intensely the set-up that surrounds me here.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela