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circuitous

[ser-kyoo-i-tuhs] / sərˈkju ɪ təs /


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In “Task,” I wanted to explore a crisis of faith with honesty and without easy answers, because that is exactly how I have found my own faith journey — arduous and circuitous.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

"Flights already doing circuitous routing have even less choice."

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

However, some Gulf Coast shippers have devised a nifty Jones Act work-around that involves a circuitous route through the Bahamas.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

In that case, exchanges like Coinbase and Robinhood say they can’t trace back the cost basis because of the holding’s circuitous route.

From MarketWatch Feb. 14, 2026

He takes a circuitous route around the Hub, away from the mass of Exclusion Guards and internees who are still pouring out of the Mess and toward the Midway.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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