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circulation

[sur-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
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Less salt makes the water lighter, so it sinks less easily and the circulation weakens further.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He has spent more than three decades studying the stability of the Atlantic circulation.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, and changes in atmospheric circulation are fuelling more frequent and more intense heatwaves on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

As cooler, drier air spreads into the central Pacific, evaporation decreases, atmospheric circulation weakens, and winds along the equator strengthen.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

He was already up, stamping to get his circulation flowing.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

At a time when even the largest American newspapers rarely had circulations exceeding 2,000, over 100,000 copies of “Common Sense” flew from patriot presses by mid-April and reached some 500,000 by 1778.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2026

As the world heats unevenly, this causes changes in the atmospheric circulations that steer storms across the planet.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2024

The code has been applied to a wide range of problems, from modeling the dynamics inside individual cells, to ocean and atmospheric circulations.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

The worst is yet to come because we’re seeing incredibly dense smoke moving out across western New York and into the New York City area, based on the circulations that are being forecast.”

From Scientific American Jun. 7, 2023

To-day there are in America, American authors whose books have circulations compared to which even those of the most popular modern English authors are as nothing.

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight




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