For decades Northern Ireland was engulfed in sectarian violence, in which nearly 4,000 people were killed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

And this may or may not be the case for you yourself, but one of the realizations I had in college when venturing beyond my comfort zone engulfed toward these waters of CS was wow like there's no cliche.

这可能适合你也可能不适合你，但是我在大学期间就意识到,当CS的这些东西风险大的我觉得不舒服的时候,我的反应之一就是哇,好像完全没有陈词滥调。

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Flames engulfed department stores, malls,banks and media outlets, causing more than $1 billion in damage.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Asked about the safety of visitors to Mexico, Ambassador Sarukhan said that, while the drug war has engulfed the country's northernmost states, the rest of the Mexico is safe for visitors and tourists.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

Other bystanders say they remain fearful if Thailand was pressed to elections and pro-Thaksin parties won it may do little to end the cycle of political tensions that have engulfed the country since late 2005.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20