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circumference

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


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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

The country has the world's largest rail network -- one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

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

The star is then assembled by placing a small bowl in the center of the dough layers and cutting around the bowl’s circumference, through all three layers.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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