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go round

[goh-round] / ˈgoʊˌraʊnd /




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Alternatives made from used cooking oil, cover crops and even captured carbon dioxide would have eased pressures on the beleaguered industry—if only there had been enough to go round.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Bonds sometimes get overlooked in the financial markets—and the financial press—but the cost of borrowing is what ultimately makes the economy go round.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

You might even say kleptoparasitism makes the world go round.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2026

“There’s issues we could go round and round on, which we’re not going to do.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2025

Down on the Road, where it swept to the right to go round the foot of the hill, there was a large inn.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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