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
Several planned road closures were in place across the day, meanwhile a burst water main at the roundabout near the A189 Redheugh Bridge caused traffic disruption around Gatehead.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
One left turn at a roundabout and the road gave way to wide stretches of beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And yet, in his curious and roundabout way, he seemed destined for exactly this moment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
Probably not, but there's swings and roundabouts with all of these things isn't there?
From BBC ● May 5, 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
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
