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roundabout

[raund-uh-baut, raund-uh-baut, raund-uh-baut] / ˌraʊnd əˈbaʊt, ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt, ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt /


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Police detained six activists who had draped Greenpeace protest banners from a monument on Jakarta's central Bundaran HI roundabout on Tuesday morning, before the student marches, according to Jeanny Sirait, a campaigner for the NGO.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 2012, Love also attended the dedication of a $2.4 million roundabout project in the area, which was designed to improve road safety while supporting efforts to protect the lake’s water quality.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

Plouffe, 27, who rides for British continental team O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes, said the incident happened on a roundabout as she was chasing back to the peloton, following a puncture on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It is well known in the country roundabout that he is a gracious master and a noble knight,” said John.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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

Inside the centers—often large tents near traffic roundabouts, or rooms inside municipal buildings—there are beds to sleep on and toys for children to play with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

But London’s mix of Medieval alleyways, Victorian terraces and modern roundabouts are set to pose a new challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Just below me, all around, unsuspected by me, were highways, boulevards, streets and roundabouts bustling with submarine traffic.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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