circuitous
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"Flights already doing circuitous routing have even less choice."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
However, some Gulf Coast shippers have devised a nifty Jones Act work-around that involves a circuitous route through the Bahamas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
In that case, exchanges like Coinbase and Robinhood say they can’t trace back the cost basis because of the holding’s circuitous route.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
People travelling between Al-Eizariya and Jerusalem would have to take a circuitous route three times longer than the present journey, he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
“I see you want to,” Laila said, irritated by this circuitous, playful accusation.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing circuitous
100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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Grade 12, List 3
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