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merry-go-round

[mer-ee-goh-round] / ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd /


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"I do my best, but I can't slow down this merry go round."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"I know everyone is frustrated, I'm frustrated by this situation and they want to see an end to legal merry go round," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

There was no way to get off of the merry go round.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2016

But in many ways Brilleaux was just as nonconformist and disgusted with the record industry merry go round as the Nirvana singer.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2015

I laugh like a merry go round at what you have done.

From Spirit of Contradiction by Morlock, Frank J.




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