circumference
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Men qualified for the study if their waist circumference was greater than 40 inches, while women were eligible if their waist circumference exceeded 35 inches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
And it was a nerve-shredding putt from inside three feet that travelled most of the circumference of the hole before dropping that deservedly saw Korda home.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Waist circumference also dropped more sharply with semaglutide, decreasing by an average of −14.3 cm versus −6.0 cm with placebo.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
In a phase 2 trial in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes, UBT251 also showed a mean blood sugar reduction of up to 2.16% while improving patient’s waist circumference and blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Rachel, with a ghost of the charm she must once have possessed, succeeded in drawing William, if not actually into the circle, at least to its warm circumference.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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The helmets are marked as large, for head circumferences between 22.5 to 25 inches.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Drips are indulged, or even encouraged, and rings of painted dots often trace the circumferences of larger orbs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
During an inspection Dec. 15, Sampson observed “numerous” branches with 2- to 8-inch circumferences that were severed by the aerial saw and allowed to fall from 150 feet above, according to the violation notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
A meager set is a set contained in the countable union of nowhere dense sets, such as the circumference of a circle in the plane, or finitely or countably many such circumferences.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2021
The instrument is composed essentially of two metal discs carefully ground and attached at their circumferences to the metal casing below the dial.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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