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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an contained" is not correct in written English.
It appears to be a grammatical error, as "an" is an article that should precede a noun starting with a vowel sound, while "contained" is an adjective or past participle that does not fit this structure.
Example: "The information was contained in the report."
Alternatives: "a contained" or "an enclosed".
Exact(1)
The four most prevalent patterns, designated as T, AJ, AE, and AN, contained five, four, three, and three isolates, respectively.
Similar(59)
IR-A contained LSU6.
This law (Appendix A) contains three provisions.
ACAP-A contains a long (∼526 a.a).
A contained environment.
"It has a contained area.
That was a contained viral name outbreak.
Pregames are a contained, precision engineered operation.
So will having a contained, covered bin.
A contains a minimal element.
(1) A contains a minimal element.
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