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circulate

[sur-kyuh-leyt] / ˈsɜr kyəˌleɪt /




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If you can, bring a bigger tent, this allows more space for air to circulate and takes longer to heat up.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

ABT-263 has drawn interest because it can target senescent cells, but oral senolytic drugs may cause side effects because they circulate through the body.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

"Unfortunately, the alert was slow to circulate within the community, because people thought it was a mystical illness, and so, as a result, the sick were not taken to the hospital," Kamba said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Hantavirus is more common in Asia and Europe, where the strains that circulate are less deadly, with a case fatality rate that ranges from less than 1% to 15%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

There were older, hard-time prisoners close to parole, and their detail was to come and clean the cells and circulate books and magazines for you to read.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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