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rotary

[roh-tuh-ree] / ˈroʊ tə ri /


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The provincial health agency said in a statement on Sunday that it deployed 30 units directly into Wainwright, including 22 ground ambulances, six fixed-wing and two rotary wing units.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Most of the script’s energy goes to talking about typesetting and rotary press flongs, but right before the end credits roll, “Le Faux Soir” blurts out its timeliness about combating Le Fox News with comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Next to the black rotary phone, which used to belong to Bozeman’s mother, a pink rock appeared one day with the words, “You are Beautiful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

LiquidPiston’s rotary engine is also suited to powering long-range hybrid drones, says Shkolnik.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

There was a red rotary phone in the spare bedroom.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

But he also sees a unique set of challenges in Boston, pointing to a city that’s “not gridded” and has “windy streets, poor weather, lots of roundabouts or rotaries, crazy intersections.”

From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2018

Modern roundabouts are smaller than old rotaries like the La Salle circle, which allow high speeds.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2016

Farther south along Main, past a couple more rotaries, you’ll find Manchester Village.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2014

Signs and public-service announcements have taught Americans how to negotiate their new rotaries.

From Economist ● Oct. 3, 2013

Toward noon the following day the express began to crawl cautiously out, with the rotaries still bucking ahead, through the great snow canyons.

From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson


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