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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

Until someone produces a lander, all the astronauts can do is go round and round the moon and admire its “magnificent desolation,” as Buzz Aldrin put it.

From Slate Mar. 13, 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

Also, he was quiet and decent, so unlikely to go round gossiping afterwards if it was a complete disaster.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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