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One phrase being used by Burnham's inner circle to describe his approach to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other opposition MPs is "problem solving, not point scoring".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
For one of his sessions Nihad and Farah sit in a circle in their east London home with two clinicians – consultant psychiatrist Dr Bill Travers and community psychiatric nurse David Adebayo.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They made the circle fuller, Los Panchos having been a major influence on Johnny Polanco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A poetic circle: Wynton followed the greats, and posthumously, they followed him back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
After a quick stop at the dessert station for a jumbo pecan brownie, I follow my family to a circle of painted lawn chairs.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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He later returned to conservative political circles, including a stint as an intern in then-Rep.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
With a week to go before the transfer window closes, the situation is thought to be fluid, but caution in United circles around the expectations of a new left-back being signed is being stressed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Later, he rode into Athens Park, which was busy with children, and made a few circles as police closed in on him before speeding off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
If the discussion keeps going in circles, outline the objectives to keep people on message.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Somebody else went insane and is making big circles out on the ice but nobody wants to stop him because he will be disqualified if he is given help.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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They include the "Tong Ji", which circled Taiwan in May, tracking the edge of the island's restricted waters and refusing the coast guard's orders to leave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
As Ohtani circled the bases, the bullpen turned into a mosh pit around Hurt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Fleetwood's form this year has been solid rather than spectacular, but The Open coming back to the Southport area for the 11th time has long been circled in his diary.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
It circled all around them, and at the edges of the sand painting was the elongated body of a Rainbow Being.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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In low-Earth orbit, more than 34,000 satellites and pieces of debris zip around at 17,500 miles per hour or more, circling the globe every 90 to 120 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He transformed the interior and altered the exterior windows, making it difficult for the characters to see the dangers circling outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That word — intentional — came up so often during my interviews that I eventually started circling it in my notebook.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Silver Lake’s takeover of Workday would send a clear signal to investors that private-equity firms are circling software.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now she’s circling around the kitchen table, brushing a crumb here, straightening an already straight chair.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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