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Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. may hope they can circumnavigate the Islamic Republic by moving oil through new pipelines, but those pipelines will remain vulnerable to missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Eguino and his circus mates circumnavigate the Globe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

This year’s event will have tweaks beyond the new date: Participants will cycle clockwise for the first time, starting and ending in Enumclaw as they circumnavigate Mount Rainier.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Most locals agreed and tolerated the truck traffic rerouting through Carbonne to circumnavigate the roadblock, according to the mayor, Denis Turrel.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

In principle, such a journey, mounting the decimal points ever closer to the speed of light, would even permit us to circumnavigate the known universe in some fifty-six years ship time.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

That’s how my wife, Selina, and I explored the area, following the signposted 168-mile Lake Constance Bike Route, which roughly circumnavigates the lake.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

The route circumnavigates Bainbridge Island, earning its reputation along the way, particularly as riders are forced up the mountainous Baker Hill on the island’s south end.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

The L.E.D. screen—sixty feet long and almost two stories tall—flashes with ads for Broadway plays, beer, and children’s movies, as the boat circumnavigates lower Manhattan.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2019

The open-air expedition circumnavigates the island’s undeveloped coastline — a mini safari in the middle of the Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2019

Jupiter" said John, as he leisurely rolled a cigarette, "circumnavigates the sun once while the earth goes around it twelve times.

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Oscar Micheaux

They dropped anchor off the coast of Shanghai on Dec. 3, having circumnavigated the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

Ferdinand Magellan may have circumnavigated the globe, but he was not an expert on where he was going as he embarked upon the journey.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2024

Frodo, on the other hand, circumnavigated the entire North Pacific—and, as Ransome would discover, he’s not alone.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 28, 2023

He said the Chinese balloons were "specially designed for these long-range missions" and some had "apparently circumnavigated the globe".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023

On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

In circumnavigating distant seas, this majestic production recovers some lost treasure of childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

The businessman had long been passionate about flying, first taking pilot lessons in 2004 and later setting a world record for circumnavigating the world in a light jet.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

Lawson was working toward challenging records for circumnavigating the globe solo.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

It was possible to walk the site’s stone thoroughfares without circumnavigating mile-long lines at the Grey Goose and Heineken stands, but throngs still moved like molasses.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2022

After Eratosthenes, some may have tried, but not until the time of Magellan did anyone succeed in circumnavigating the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan