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By night’s end, the evening had come full circle.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Still, Witkoff did not appear to be in Trump’s inner circle during his first term.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
And that, I’m afraid, brings this argument full circle once again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
G42’s chief executive, Peng Xiao, had renounced his American citizenship, a prerequisite for acceptance into the inner circle of the Emirati government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I handed them to Oteg and he put them side by side in a circle.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Authorities said the suspect is known to police and has ties to Islamist circles in Berlin but also stressed investigators have not yet determined a motive or whether he acted alone.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
She was running for a rare open congressional seat in San Francisco and, though well known in political circles as a prodigious Democratic fundraiser and high-level activist, Pelosi was a blank slate to many voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Police have said the suspect is known for having connections to Islamist circles, and is believed to be connected to the vehicle found abandoned in the park.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Police spokesman Nath said investigators had identified a suspect but not yet made an arrest, adding that investigators believed he had links to "Islamist circles".
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
We seem to keep going in circles and have to ask for directions from tourists who are just as lost as we are.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
“Keep Calm and Skate on,” read another as dozens of skaters circled the mall’s huge ice rink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
The place that I kind of got circled here is Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
"We've got about 150 dents circled with pink pen," she said.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Three steaming teapots circled her like a tiny galaxy orbiting a sun.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Heading into the quarterfinals, the World Cup sharks are circling that number and threatening to surpass for the first time in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It wasn’t the price that made them hesitate, but that she kept circling back to the cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The unladen tanker has been circling off the Pakistani port of Karachi since 8 May, ship tracking data shows.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Unlike the bands circling Seattle and Portland, Modest Mouse made a point of leaning into its outlier roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
A second later, they were out of the giant’s reach, circling around and around, dropping with each turn, until the broomstick bumped to a stop at the monster’s feet.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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