circumference
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And it was a nerve-shredding putt from inside three feet that travelled most of the circumference of the hole before dropping that deservedly saw Korda home.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
Other anthropomorphic measures -- including waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio -- can provide additional insight by distinguishing fat mass from muscle and identifying abdominal fat linked to disease risk.
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
The country has the world's largest rail network -- one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
The figure of 252,000 Egyptian “short” stades is closest to the true circumference of the earth; even the Attic stade would have gotten Eratosthenes within 15 percent.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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