circular

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The circular concept also works with numbers that loop like time on a clock, explained Dorian Goldfeld, a Columbia University mathematics professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Lucy Bell-Reeves, NPK Recovery's co-founder, said using a waste product to grow trees was "a circular solution that can revitalise our struggling native species."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

On “Pajarito,” a light and whimsical number in Spanish addressed to a little bird, he whistles part of the melody as the circular chord progression invites clapping along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The five-person cast roams the room, sitting at various circular tables to blur the lines between script and improvisation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Indeed, it seems clear that what he was doing was comparing Galileo’s illustration with what he could see through his telescope, for both Galileo’s illustration and Harriot’s feature a large circular boss.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton