In the Sierra Nevada, firefighters achieved 41 percent containment of a forest fire that has shut down Yosemite Valley and other adjacent portions of Yosemite National Park at what is normally the height of summer tourism.
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Containment
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
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Noun(6 words)
detentedeterrencediplomacydiplomaticdiplomaticsdollar diplomacydollar imperialismeisenhower doctrineembracementencinctureencirclementenclosureencompassmentenfoldmentenvelopmentenvironmentexpansionismforeign affairsforeign policygirding
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girdlinggood-neighbor policy
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harboringinclusioninclusionskennelinglimitationmeasuremuzzlingpolicypollution responseportuguese incluirquellingreiningrestrictionstanchingstrategysubduingsubset relation
imperialisminclusioninternationalisminvolvementisolationismmanifest destinymilitarismmonroe doctrinenationalismneocolonialismneutralismnixon doctrinenonresistanceopen dooropen-door policypeace offensivepeaceful coexistencepreparednessshirt-sleeve diplomacyshuttle diplomacy
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sphere of influencespheres of influencesurroundingthe big sticktough policytruman doctrineworld politics
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isolated learners
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subdue rebellion
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The World Health Organization is urging countries affected by the coronavirus to enact containment measures as the best way to slow down the spread of this deadly disease.
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News that Nicola Zingaretti, the first leading Italian politician confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, came amid mounting fears that the government's containment policies, the most far-reaching in Europe, were not working to halt the spread of the virus from northern Italy.
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Public health officials say that while the health care system is holding up, it is under extraordinary strain that will likely worsen if drastic containment measures announced Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte don't start having an effect.
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