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circle

[sur-kuhl] / ˈsɜr kəl /




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Rosales long dreamed of being invited to the Biennale, and the full circle nature of it, the Venice, California, to Venice, Italy, of it all, is dizzying.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Often this means employing a one-in, one-out rule, placing her in a near constant circle of life on Facebook Marketplace to avoid clutter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In his speech there was a big clue about how to square the circle of investing in industrial policy at a time of tricky public finances.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The provisional pact was then fleshed out in a wider circle on Thursday, when a meeting among leading supervisory-board members was already scheduled to prepare for the wider meeting on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Father always went upstairs after prayers at 9:15, but the rest of us lingered, reluctant to break the circle, sorry to see the evening end.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

For Powell, herself a participant in New York’s artistic circles, “The Golden Spur” was an opportunity to compare the goings-on of her 1920s youth with the postwar situation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

He later returned to conservative political circles, including a stint as an intern in then-Rep.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

With a week to go before the transfer window closes, the situation is thought to be fluid, but caution in United circles around the expectations of a new left-back being signed is being stressed.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Cairns flew in circles while the crew from the second helicopter searched below.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

They include the "Tong Ji", which circled Taiwan in May, tracking the edge of the island's restricted waters and refusing the coast guard's orders to leave.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The best route, the one that circled the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Fleetwood's form this year has been solid rather than spectacular, but The Open coming back to the Southport area for the 11th time has long been circled in his diary.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

An AFP photographer at the scene saw a heavy police presence with access to the area cordoned off, while a helicopter circled overhead.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Some of them were circled with colorful highlighter.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

A shark drone photographer captured extraordinary footage of a great white circling a swimmer off the coast of Santa Barbara.

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

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

Now, swarms of investment bankers and corporate lawyers are circling around a possible deal, further complicating those dynamics, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

It’s like whatever is circling around in my head bugging me just flies out in the wind and gets left behind on the track.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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