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circulation

[sur-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
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They point to recent studies suggesting the circulation may be less stable than previously thought - raising the possibility that it could weaken sharply or even shift into a different state.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The new study suggests the circulation did not just weaken.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, and changes in atmospheric circulation are fuelling more frequent and more intense heatwaves on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In a great many human societies, this circulation passes first through women, who leave their group of origin more often than men do.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Rita clung to his arm so tightly she cut off the circulation to his hand.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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

ECCO, the project the new study is based on, simulated ocean circulations using supercomputers from NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seven other international research entities.

From Scientific American Aug. 15, 2022

Well, well, I never thought to cast them back into the sordid circulations whence they came.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman




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