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   containment

   /kənˈteɪnm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits: "the containment of the epidemic"
   • ▪ the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence: "a policy of containment and negotiation was the appropriate course of action"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTAINMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTAINMENT definition: 1. the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: 2. an attempt to keep another…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › containmentContainment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONTAINMENT is the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits. How to use containment in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ContainmentContainment - Wikipedia

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   Containment represented a middle-ground position between détente (relaxation of relations) and rollback (actively replacing a regime). The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan during the post- World War II term of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典CONTAINMENT中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   containment翻译：控制；抑制；阻止, （对他国政治力量的）遏制。了解更多。

6. www.britannica.com › topic › containment-foreign-policyContainment | Definition & Facts | Britannica

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   Aug 20, 2024 · Containment, strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States beginning in the late 1940s in order to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union. First suggested by the U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan, the policy was implemented in the Truman Doctrine (1947) and the Eisenhower Doctrine (1957).

7. www.imdb.com › title › tt4421578Containment (TV Series 2016) - IMDb

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   Containment: Created by Julie Plec. With David Gyasi, Christina Moses, Chris Wood, Claudia Black. The series follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Containment_(TV_series)Containment (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Containment is an American drama limited series, [1] based on the Belgian television series Cordon. The series was officially ordered as a series by The CW on May 7, 2015, [2] and aired from April 19 through July 19, 2016. [3] Julie Plec served as executive producer, alongside David Nutter.

9. study.com › academy › lessonU.S. Policy of Containment | Definition, History & Implementation

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   Nov 21, 2023 · Learn what the policy of containment was in the Cold War. Read about the containment doctrine and see how the policy of containment was implemented.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryCONTAINMENT | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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    uk / kənˈteɪn.mənt / us / kənˈteɪn.mənt /. Add to word list. the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. The spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment. politics specialized.

11. history.state.gov › milestones › 1945-1952Kennan and Containment, - Office of the Historian

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    Kennan and Containment, 1947. George F. Kennan, a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of “containment,” the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war (1947–1989) with the Soviet Union.