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circulation

[sur-kyuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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But this circulation, known as the polar vortex, has weakened and shifted position in recent days.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Lin's latest findings suggest that improving brain circulation with an existing medication may be one way to address these early changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I wouldn't buy my flat because I didn't want it to go out of circulation, as social housing is for those who come after me," she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

This makes it harder for certain large molecules to reach the cells responsible for clearing them, allowing more of these substances to remain in circulation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

“No!” screamed Mrs. Lonni Gause, the frazzled holographic librarian, who popped into view behind the circulation desk.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Due to this weakening, the vortex has stretched and briefly split into two smaller circulations around the Arctic.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

ECCO, the project the new study is based on, simulated ocean circulations using supercomputers from NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seven other international research entities.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022

Monsoonal circulations carry warm, moist air inland from the ocean, which causes rainfall in the summer season.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021

Their chief party organ, the Social Demokraten, has a circulation of 26,000 daily, one of the largest newspaper circulations in Denmark; and there are other four socialist journals in the kingdom.

From Contemporary Socialism by John Rae


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