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
The next morning he took a patched-together, roundabout subway route back home to Manhattan, and the train came up from a tunnel and started to curl north.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Warwick Road was closed on Monday from the Marraway roundabout to its junction with Ingon Lane and Sand Barn Lane, with the stretch remaining shut on Tuesday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Sunday, dozens of people gathered at a roundabout beneath the village of Bédar, hoping to be allowed back to their homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a roundabout way, he caused a new name to be added to this list.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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
The A46 project also includes a new flyover at the Cattle Market junction, a new bridge over the A1 and the widening of roundabouts at Farndon and Winthorpe.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
From the airport lounge to roundabouts dotting Benin's economic capital Cotonou, images of his smiling face framed by his round glasses have been prominent for weeks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
It said the crashes happened on the southbound carriageway of the A130, between the Rayleigh Spur and Sadlers Farm roundabouts.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
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
