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circulate

[sur-kyuh-leyt] / ˈsɜr kjəˌleɪt /




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“In this era of social media, information spreads rapidly. Within a very short time, these voice notes circulate around entire WhatsApp groups. They are very harmful,” said Mohammed Saani Yakubu, ActionAid’s country director in Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Unions have strongly criticised VW and Blume for unsettling employees by allowing media reports of mass job cuts to circulate without comment, demanding the CEO take a public stand.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Ahmed created, wrote and produced this limited series about a struggling actor whose life is upended when rumors circulate he might be the next James Bond.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

I let that story circulate uncorrected, as it was preferable to the embarrassing truth.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.

From Salon May 17, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Some claims were based on the kind of false and confusing information that always circulates after a major news event with a lot of witnesses.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2026

"The rule is to have no tariffs on what circulates via the internet," Valerie Picard, an official with the International Chamber of Commerce, who is attending the conference, told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Dr. Alfred Gregory, Mine Medical Staff The Spanish influenza is nothing more than the old grip or la grippe, which circulates from time to time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

In 1972, ordinary Californians circulated petitions, knocked on doors, and rode bicycles down the coast, rallying support for Proposition 20, which aimed to regulate coastal development.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Videos circulated by local and pro-Cuba outlets showed a tearful send-off from residents who gave the departing Cuban staff an ovation as they left the ophthalmology clinics they had been operating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

From this, the researchers drew a simple interpretation with far-reaching implications: the males would have remained within their group, while the women would have circulated more between groups.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

A widely circulated screenshot appeared to a show a direct message from someone to Xie's husband, a professional singer, telling him to "control your wife".

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Shocking rumors circulated: Kansas City was about to be attacked.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

Mission accomplished—all in the name of finding out how much plastic might be circulating in my body.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

First, therapies must cross the blood-brain barrier, a tightly controlled network of cells that protects the central nervous system from substances circulating in the bloodstream.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Videos of strong winds whipping through the cities of Ezhou and Huanggang have been circulating on Chinese social media.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

After Sony reported those numbers, rumors began circulating that the upcoming PS6 will be totally disc-free, making the Blu-ray reader a separately sold, optional piece of hardware.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

But all through English for You and Me, the buttery vanilla smell of the cream puffs wafted around the room with the circulating air, and even Mrs. Baker couldn’t help but look at them.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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