circuitous
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Leaning on a burlap bag brimming with gum arabic, Ahmad pointed to a map on a journalist’s phone to show the circuitous path he took to get here.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
"Flights already doing circuitous routing have even less choice."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 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
When he eventually left in late 2015, he didn’t have to take a route nearly as circuitous as Cignetti’s to the top of the coaching ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 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
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