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circulation

[sur-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kyəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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Morgan Stanley estimated that 1.3 billion iPhones in circulation don’t have the necessary hardware to run the updated Siri.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The image also appears to show low-level circulation along the eastern side of the eye.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Yet with these new songs out in the world, the three musicians don’t seem particularly bummed not to have their old ones in ready circulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Newspaper circulation peaked in 1997 at 53.76 million, but it dropped to more than half that in 2025, according to the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Rita clung to his arm so tightly she cut off the circulation to his hand.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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