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go around

[goh-uh-round] / ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd /




VERB
circumvolve
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Are we saying the best way to make a difference is to go around putting peer pressure on each other?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Downing estimates that potential annual revenue from AI could reach $1.4 trillion over the next few years, meaning plenty of money to go around for market leaders OpenAI and Anthropic—as well as SpaceX and others.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“We can’t go around life hiding our faces, so this isn’t just next step in surveillance, it’s qualitatively different. In a world of facial recognition, when people leave their house it automatically means they’re identified.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"This break's offered a good opportunity for everyone to go around that loop. The FIA have been in a lot of comms with a handful of drivers."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The boys lined up, became a wall on the sidewalk, and Pia thought about hopping the curb to go around them but knew better than to skate into oncoming traffic.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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