circle

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Now, seven years later, Owens’ story has come full circle.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It stalks quietly, tests its prey, strikes, then retreats, only to circle back again.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Artemis II mission is to circle around the moon, setting a record for the deepest that humans have ever flown in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Elkholy told the BBC he had not been part of Epstein's inner circle.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock