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circumference

[ser-kuhm-fer-uhns] / sərˈkʌm fər əns /


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Before any dietary changes, researchers collected blood and stool samples and measured blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, and body fat.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Patients also showed improvements relative to placebo on key secondary goals of the trial including waist circumference, blood glucose and blood pressure, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

UBT251 led to a mean weight loss of 19.7% after 24 weeks of treatment and also improved patients’ waist circumference, blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids relative to placebo, the companies said.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

But the sheer sort of circumference of the dress makes her a woman who comes into a room and takes up space.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

He was a spry, suave and very precise general who knew the circumference of the equator and always wrote “enhanced” when he meant “increased.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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