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circulation

[sur-kyuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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Dr Joel Zivot, an anaesthesiologist advising Pike's defence team, said two doses of pentobarbital was enough that "she would have surely died" had it entered her bloodstream in normal circulation.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ghali thinks the two countries will have removed about 70% of global inventories from circulation by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He also secured funding to improve traffic circulation in Santa Clarita and roadways in Antelope Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A major Atlantic Ocean circulation system that plays a central role in regulating Earth's climate has been weakening across a broad region for nearly two decades, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The clotting had shut off blood circulation to the gut, and the cells in the gut subsequently died—that is, the intestines had died—and then the gut had filled up with blood.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

At a time when even the largest American newspapers rarely had circulations exceeding 2,000, over 100,000 copies of “Common Sense” flew from patriot presses by mid-April and reached some 500,000 by 1778.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

As the world heats unevenly, this causes changes in the atmospheric circulations that steer storms across the planet.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024

The code has been applied to a wide range of problems, from modeling the dynamics inside individual cells, to ocean and atmospheric circulations.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

The worst is yet to come because we’re seeing incredibly dense smoke moving out across western New York and into the New York City area, based on the circulations that are being forecast.”

From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2023

As for his companions, they were on the outside, so to speak, and swallowed stories of marvelous circulations and advertising rates without question.

From The Bread Line A Story of a Paper by Albert Bigelow Paine




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