circulate
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Rather, their plan is to scale up so-called Operation Carpet, under which drones circulate near Russian airports, forcing air-traffic control to pause takeoffs and landings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The longer light can circulate, the higher the performance of resulting devices can be."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Shellfish, bread, beer circulate around firepits dug into sand.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
His comments come as new calls for mass crossings circulate on social media, according to Moroccan media.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the charged atmosphere after Littleton, it struck me as unwise to circulate such extreme stories among kids who already felt vulnerable and angry.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Human-to-human transmission has only been reported in previous outbreaks of one specific hantavirus called Andes virus, which circulates in South America.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Some claims were based on the kind of false and confusing information that always circulates after a major news event with a lot of witnesses.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026
As they mill about, a rumor circulates: a train is leaving at 10 A.M.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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For months, rumors circulated that he had actually died, was on life support or was otherwise incapacitated.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Footage circulated by local media showed a thick column of black smoke rising from the city center.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
But as photos of the poor attendance circulated on social media during the weekend, USC chose to release a statement responding to the online derision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Two new working papers circulated by the authoritative National Bureau of Economic Research show the double squeeze the U.S. dollar and the Treasury market are facing both overseas and at home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
As rumors circulated about the dangers of the new product, ethyl’s ebullient inventor, Thomas Midgley, decided to hold a demonstration for reporters to allay their concerns.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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A week after the floodwaters receded, Angelenos started circulating petitions that would recall the corrupt Shaw from office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Video showing the debris began circulating on social media Monday, showing Yemenis gathered around the body of a missile, the lights of their mobile phones shining across its fins, motor and serial number.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
UK deputy chief veterinary officer Ele Brown said: "Bluetongue is widely circulating in England and our approach needs to keep pace."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A caterer would be circulating with appetizers on silver trays while Dad hid in the kitchen to avoid socializing.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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