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[sur-kuhl] / ˈsɜr kəl /




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Most ski slopes are coded for difficulty—with the green circle as the easy, the blue square as intermediate and the black diamond as advanced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“They’re all such kind people. Gerard is so kind and brilliant and it was really fun to get to circle back around. It felt like this full-circle moment in a different capacity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Four members of the suspect's family and circle of friends were also arrested and questioned by investigators -- including his parents, a source close to the case told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Both offer compelling tools for squaring the circle that many people face when they retire: squeezing out the maximum material standard of living for the rest of their life.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

When I was finished I had a complete circle of traps around the trunk of the bur oak tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The newly identified object orbits this brown dwarf, creating a remarkable arrangement in which a massive satellite circles an object that itself revolves around a star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

These are questions that researchers and philosophers — inside as well as outside of tech circles — are grappling with as the capabilities of AI models improve.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The editorial director and senior vice president of Catapult is widely known in literary circles for his meticulous and thoughtful approach to editing and for his support of the authors he works with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It felt like we were going in circles, right next to Flora's bed. The level of unprofessionalism was diabolical."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Your heart feels like when you do elbow circles, contracting and constricting, spinning faster and faster.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Their signature: a capital A, circled in black, was spray-painted on many buildings across France this weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Seconds later, a loud buzzing filled the room as two drones flew in through an open doorway and circled a human-shaped dummy, noisily distracting the “attacker” until an actual policeman ran in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., circled back later in the hearing and methodically dismantled the exchange.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Survivors wheeled and circled above the wreckage for days, and injured birds straggling ashore were killed by Angelenos looking for a free meal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

He circled once, paused, and then plopped down into a snoring ball.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

More than once, I found myself studying photographs of grocery shelves, circling the very products I’d requested and sending the images back to my shopper, who would politely assure me that they weren’t available.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The holding group, founded by former Havas executive Anthony Freedman and headquartered in London, aims to offer creative founders an alternative to the private-equity firms circling the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Given the inevitability of other top clubs circling emerging talent, the idea of selling the pathway that Liverpool offers is imperative.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“We’ve been circling 5.5% on the 10-year as a time when we’re probably going to get more interested in this,” Reynolds said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

At this point, I think he’s actually grateful to have a bar mitzvah to distract him from the fact that his dream of Dino-land is circling the drain.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman


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