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[sur-kuhl] / ˈsɜr kəl /




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It was Caland’s generous hospitality and boisterous wit that made her custom château a gathering place for a vibrant Westside art circle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Athletes and other newly wealthy people can be especially vulnerable because they have money, limited time and often a large circle of people pitching them deals.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Chatfield quickly became an integral part of Chávez’s inner circle and would meet his future wife, Bonnie Burns, a fellow educator, through his UFW work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

I also went to Washington University in St. Louis, where I was in the same circle of friends as Novack.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

When the spirits were tired of talking, or frustrated by the questioning, they spelled a single word Done, and the spirit circle concluded.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Surrounded by undulating circles, spots and stripes, red-roofed Lebanese abodes and white-masted schooners traverse an unsettled horizon line.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Or perhaps, as suggested by the circles beneath his eyes, he was lacking the energy to keep up with the committee members.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

That decision was deemed a mistake from certain circles, given they are two of English football's most creative players.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

But it was Dante’s funnel-shaped map of a kingdom of torments, with its nine concentric rings, that popularized the notion of circles of Hell.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Chase swam in widening circles for six minutes, shouting Rashawn’s name, listening, then shouting again, ignoring the pain in his shoulder.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The crater appeared as a "large bright spot circled by a dark halo" by the LRO probe, which has been studying the Moon since 2009.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Two helicopters circled to drop rose petals over the Virgin Mary, which stands in a large crown with open arms, during Saturday's ceremony.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Roberts didn’t have a specific day circled to resume playing catch, and Ohtani didn’t provide one, either.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Ohtani is expected to begin playing catch in the near future, but Roberts didn’t have a specific day circled for catch play or his return to the mound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Instead he circled ’round behind Marlene, snarling and growling at her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a striking new feature in Saturn's atmosphere: a huge, evolving 10-sided wave circling the planet's south pole.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

In low-Earth orbit, more than 34,000 satellites and pieces of debris zip around at 17,500 miles per hour or more, circling the globe every 90 to 120 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

It is clear that big clubs are circling for forward Eli Junior Kroupi and midfielder Alex Scott, who the Cherries insist are not for sale.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Word had arrived that in Venice someone called Galileo, using some sort of new instrument, had discovered four planets circling a distant star.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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