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Containing["outer","inner"]

represents an object of type outer containing objects of type inner.

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Containing

Containing["outer","inner"]

represents an object of type outer containing objects of type inner.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Find all sentences in a string that contain currency amounts:

Find all sentences in a string that contain countries:

Find sentences containing proper nouns:

Scope  (1)

Combine Alternatives and Containing to form highly structured queries:

Applications  (1)

Find sentences in the Declaration of Independence that contain countries:

Display the matches in a readable form:

Wolfram Research (2015), Containing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

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Wolfram Research (2015), Containing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2015. "Containing." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2015). Containing. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_containing, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Containing}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_containing, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Containing}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}