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circulate

[sur-kyuh-leyt] / ˈsɜr kjəˌleɪt /




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“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Unions have strongly criticised VW and Blume for unsettling employees by allowing media reports of mass job cuts to circulate without comment, demanding the CEO take a public stand.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

To circulate the proceeds back into Iraq, the Fed began shipping as much as $13 billion a year in U.S. banknotes to Baghdad to keep its heavily cash-based economy functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Ahmed created, wrote and produced this limited series about a struggling actor whose life is upended when rumors circulate he might be the next James Bond.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

He felt as though his blood and spirit had both ceased to circulate, and the breath in his lungs, too.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.

From Salon May 17, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Human-to-human transmission has only been reported in previous outbreaks of one specific hantavirus called Andes virus, which circulates in South America.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

Some claims were based on the kind of false and confusing information that always circulates after a major news event with a lot of witnesses.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2026

Dr. Alfred Gregory, Mine Medical Staff The Spanish influenza is nothing more than the old grip or la grippe, which circulates from time to time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

From this, the researchers drew a simple interpretation with far-reaching implications: the males would have remained within their group, while the women would have circulated more between groups.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Images circulated at the time showed Abu Safiya walking towards an Israeli armoured vehicle in his white doctor's coat through the rubble before being taken for interrogation.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The number matched that seen in images of aircraft debris that circulated on social media after the crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

An image widely circulated online in Thailand purported to show Macron kneeling as he presented the awards.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Although his given name was printed on the sign in his kitchen window, and on the business cards he circulated, he was called by the townspeople Soaphead Church.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

First, therapies must cross the blood-brain barrier, a tightly controlled network of cells that protects the central nervous system from substances circulating in the bloodstream.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

After Sony reported those numbers, rumors began circulating that the upcoming PS6 will be totally disc-free, making the Blu-ray reader a separately sold, optional piece of hardware.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Combined with lock-up rules that prevent employees from selling the stock for several months or more, that means a small fraction of the company’s shares are currently circulating publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The story also referenced a story in El Nuevo Día, the largest circulating newspaper in Puerto Rico, quoting Díaz.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

After Knighthood changed hands, a rumor began circulating that someone from the horse’s erstwhile rooting section had placed a curse on him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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