roundabout
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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
Americans looking for Korean exposure have had to turn to roundabout methods, including buying shares in the Roundhill Memory exchange-traded fund, a concentrated bet on U.S. and Korean memory-chip stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
At one roundabout, 25-year-old Kasim Ramadan gathered with four or five friends, determined not to be intimidated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Dyfed-Powys Police said the crash, involving a bus, happened on the A484 near the Kidwelly roundabout in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Is that a roundabout way of calling me cold?
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Both areas were set to have roads significantly widened and in Derby, flyovers and underpasses constructed in order to cut congestion and increase capacity at Little Eaton, Markeaton and Kingsway roundabouts.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Black-clad men are seen stationed near roundabouts, zipping through deserted streets on scooters or inspecting buildings reduced to rubble.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Today, bicycles and bright yellow three-wheeled "keke" taxis flit along paved streets or new highway flyovers direct traffic over packed roundabouts.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
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
