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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

Every so often the wind picks up and their sails go round.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

I can’t make my fingers go round that dial fast enough.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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