roundabout
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It’s sometimes a combination of trying all of these different roundabout mechanisms to try to confirm that these folks were, in fact, still in detention and where I left them, more or less.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
One left turn at a roundabout and the road gave way to wide stretches of beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Starr answers her critics, in a roundabout way, on her album cover - where she pairs a club-ready gold dress with a traditional gele headwrap.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Traffic travelling westbound is being diverted onto the A326 towards Ashurst Bridge and then onto the A338 to the Ashley Heath roundabout to rejoin the A31.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The mulefa had no term for climb, so Mary had to do a lot of gesturing and roundabout explaining.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Two other male cyclists, aged 37 and 27, were taken to hospital following the crash on the road's westbound carriageway between the Langbank and Woodhall roundabouts.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Satellite images from July 30 show no police or military forces deployed at the beach or the breakwater where the migrants entered, nor on the surrounding roads and roundabouts, the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It also tends to have some tougher traffic intersections, such as roundabouts, than the grid-like streets in more modern cities, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Inside the centers—often large tents near traffic roundabouts, or rooms inside municipal buildings—there are beds to sleep on and toys for children to play with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Working his way hurriedly through the alleys, circles, roundabouts, and barriers, he found himself trapped in a dead end, deadlocked and defeated.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
