circumference
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Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference greater than 102 centimeters for men and 88 centimeters for women.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
In a phase 2 trial in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes, UBT251 also showed a mean blood sugar reduction of up to 2.16% while improving patient’s waist circumference and blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The country has the world's largest rail network -- one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
But the sheer sort of circumference of the dress makes her a woman who comes into a room and takes up space.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
On the other hand, suppose our time traveler had persuaded Queen Isabella that Columbus’ geography was faulty, that from Eratosthenes’ estimate of the circumference of the Earth, Columbus could never reach Asia.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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