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circuitous

[ser-kyoo-i-tuhs] / sərˈkyu ɪ təs /


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But the shipments continued through ever-more circuitous routes, and used other nations as launchpads for RSF attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"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

We take a circuitous route back to the ten o’clock beach.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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