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circular

[sur-kyuh-ler] / ˈsɜr kjə lər /




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When they can’t effectively capture patterns and nuance, models rely on general rules-of-thumb understanding, such as “cooked shrimp appear roughly circular and have banded striations,” Schossau said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

They also carry a circular disk attached to the tail that can seal the shell opening like a door when the animal retreats inside.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Her head could only grow forwards and backwards, it wasn't circular like a brain, so they put part of the skull at the side to make her a more normal-shaped head," explains Bethany.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The sprawling motor court and covered parking areas provide enough room for numerous vehicles, while a circular driveway adds another layer of privacy and convenience.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The path of flowers shines like a focused laser for about a hundred more feet … before it stops and forms a circular garden.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Dig through that stack of mail on your counter for circulars and search your email inbox for any grocery-store brand names to scope out advertised deals.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

If you’re looking for a specific brand or item, you can search for it instead of wading through dozens of printed circulars.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025

BBC Verify searched all the circulars for 2008 and could find no reference to "informed choice" or "child prostitute" or any phrase similar to the one cited in the social media posts.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025

Garvey and his associates were charged with sending promotional circulars through the mail “with intent to defraud their recipients by selling stock in what had become a worthless corporation.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021

To earn money for cheap beds in cheap places, I handed out circulars and swept gas stations and shucked oysters, but my real job was running my mouth.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli




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