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circulation

[sur-kyuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
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Although the study did not establish whether the treatment could prevent Alzheimer's or preserve memory over time, the improved circulation offers a promising direction for future research.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

These waves can push the polar vortex out of position and break the circulation up.

From BBC ● 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

Although these conditions affect different parts of the body, they share an important feature: they interfere with the circulation of blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to organs and tissues.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

“You’re going to cut off all the circulation in your feet,” Lillian said, but Ben kept on pulling at the laces.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

To-day there are in America, American authors whose books have circulations compared to which even those of the most popular modern English authors are as nothing.

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by David Dwight Wells


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