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containment
containment
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
noun
The act of containing; keeping something from spreading
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the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
The containment of the AIDS epidemic
the containment of the AIDS epidemic
The containment of the rebellion
the containment of the rebellion
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
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containment
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(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
Nuclear power plants have stringent containment protocols to prevent radioactive leaks.
Nuclear power plants have stringent containment protocols to prevent radioactive leaks.
A policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power, ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
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containment
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a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power, ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
Containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
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