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They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The children "ran around in a circle, banging and shouting" when they learned the news, says Kavuma.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Maybe the Faces of Elysian Valley, a traffic circle sculpture that Huckle said “looks like Easter Island in the middle of Cypress Park.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

We’d planned to sleep like cowboys around the fire but forgot to bring a length of rope to circle the campsite.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

In the spring, he began to spin in circles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The chant "Mayo for Sam" is well known in GAA circles, but three years ago it garnered its most famous endorsement yet - the president of the United States.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Authorities said the suspect is known to police and has ties to Islamist circles in Berlin but also stressed investigators have not yet determined a motive or whether he acted alone.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Police spokesman Nath said investigators had identified a suspect but not yet made an arrest, adding that investigators believed he had links to "Islamist circles".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Her eyes were bright, and her face was flushed with pretty pink circles on each cheek.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“How ya doing today, sir? Find everything alright?” he said to another as he circled the registers with a scanning gun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

An AFP photographer at the scene saw a heavy police presence with access to the area cordoned off, while a helicopter circled overhead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Katy Perry mounted a stage of her own an hour later to debut her song “Wonder” as the flags of the 48 participating countries circled around her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

"We've got about 150 dents circled with pink pen," she said.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Christopher saw Irian watching, the hint of a smile at her mouth, as six stern seamstresses circled the Berserker with pins.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

A moth circling a porch light evolved to navigate by the moon; the bulb is an “evolutionary novelty” with which its ancestors never had to contend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Heading into the quarterfinals, the World Cup sharks are circling that number and threatening to surpass for the first time in years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The unladen tanker has been circling off the Pakistani port of Karachi since 8 May, ship tracking data shows.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

While Constance never shows for the reading, her presence is still felt, often hovering or circling around the table with movements designed to interpret the tone of the reading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

His skin grew clammy as his lips tried to form them, and yet again he watched Koffi's circling thumb.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray