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circulation

[sur-kyuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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A treaty limiting future development wouldn’t remove models already in circulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

This uneven heating created a temperature difference across the Moon's molten interior, setting off large-scale horizontal circulation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Adding to the volatility, hedge funds had piled into US government bonds like never before, holding 7 percent of all those in circulation at the end of 2025, though that share has since fallen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

At least 32,000 videos of women on the Teufelsrad have been in circulation, according to Munich-based daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Music soars to the ceiling and through the windows wide open for circulation as they enter.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

That theme eventually smooths the unjust twists in a case propelled by preconceived notions and a hunger for villainy that boosts ratings and magazine circulations.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

As the world heats unevenly, this causes changes in the atmospheric circulations that steer storms across the planet.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024

The code has been applied to a wide range of problems, from modeling the dynamics inside individual cells, to ocean and atmospheric circulations.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

“This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. Seek shelter if in the warned area,” it said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

It will be perceived that there are two distinct circulations, each of which is carried on by its own system of vessels.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew


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