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[sur-kit] / ˈsɜr kɪt /


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A subsequent circuit court of appeals judge would also write that a “rational juror” could not have supported a vote of guilty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Born on the carnival circuit, the pseudo-sport maintained a here today-gone tomorrow feeling until relatively recently.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

His rise to becoming an arena-level act around the world happened seemingly under America’s nose, despite his roots coming up at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood and pounding the L.A. comedy circuit for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But now operators say many trekkers have been using these abandoned paths to return, as the main roads have been washed away in some sections of the circuit.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

If it were up to her, they wouldn’t have acquired it, but it had won all these awards on the film festival circuit, and its absence would have been noticed.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Its latest lineup of smartphones, the Mate 90 Series, released Thursday, uses technology to layer circuits within a single chip, aiming to boost computing power despite lacking access to cutting-edge machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many current systems use superconducting circuits, but these are highly sensitive to electromagnetic noise and stray electrical charges - similar to the static electricity that can make hair cling to a balloon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

And especially on circuits like this, it just allows you to eke out that little bit more on the brakes, get that little bit closer to the walls, and it's been a flawless weekend.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

A year ago, locals in the Plaka neighbourhood had warned the city and utility companies about the risk of gas leaks or short circuits, according to a letter by the residents' association published by Kathimerini.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

First, the electrical systems of all future spacecraft had to be carefully checked for possible short circuits.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

It is a sleek pod — half spaceship, half motherboard, with glass floors and a ceiling circuited with green neon tubes — on the eighth floor of a building in the bustling Shibuya district.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023

She shows no bitterness about the turn of events that short circuited her diplomatic trajectory.

From Washington Times ● May 31, 2014

Their invention, Roominate, offers girls the experience of building a working circuited dollhouse in pastel colors.

From Time ● Nov. 27, 2013

Wouldn’t that have short- circuited, say, the return of Steve Jobs to Apple?

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 30, 2011

They monkeyed with the mechanism, short circuited the battery, and jammed the gauge so I couldn't tell when my power was gone.

From Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road by Victor [pseud.] Appleton

Warnings had not been heeded that damp ash conducts electricity, short circuiting power lines and substations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Her thoughts spiraled: “Is he short circuiting? I thought…Is this a stroke?…Has he been drugged?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The explosion in Karachi was the result of short circuiting inside a room where the electric system is controlled, according to Nasir Aftab, who is deputy-inspector general for the city’s police.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021

Barbare spent much of her time circuiting the provinces, trying to help her feckless husband and then her hapless son salvage catastrophic careers.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019

If we let the bobbins get smothered in oil, the insulating material on the wire will get rotted, and a short circuiting will probably take place.

From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Vincent Stephen




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