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circulation

[sur-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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"It was intolerable because there was literally no air circulation," he said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Thailand has more than 10 million civilian-owned guns in circulation - 4 million of those unlicensed.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The faster global warming occurs, the less time the Atlantic Ocean has to adjust, potentially increasing the vulnerability of one of the planet's most important circulation systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

When temperatures rise more rapidly, those adjustments cannot happen quickly enough, leaving the circulation more vulnerable to instability.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

By then, however, William Harvey, who studied under Fabricius in Padua from some time in the late 1590s to 1602, was well on the way to explaining how the blood circulation system really worked.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

That theme eventually smooths the unjust twists in a case propelled by preconceived notions and a hunger for villainy that boosts ratings and magazine circulations.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

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

“This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. Seek shelter if in the warned area,” it said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

As for his companions, they were on the outside, so to speak, and swallowed stories of marvelous circulations and advertising rates without question.

From The Bread Line A Story of a Paper by Albert Bigelow Paine




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