roundabout
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The next morning he took a patched-together, roundabout subway route back home to Manhattan, and the train came up from a tunnel and started to curl north.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
When a cyclist paused and waved us forward at a mini roundabout with his arm, the car complied.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
One left turn at a roundabout and the road gave way to wide stretches of beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
BBC Verify geolocated the video to a market space beside a roundabout in the Tavriiskyi district in northern Kherson.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The mulefa had no term for climb, so Mary had to do a lot of gesturing and roundabout explaining.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
From the airport lounge to roundabouts dotting Benin's economic capital Cotonou, images of his smiling face framed by his round glasses have been prominent for weeks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
It said the crashes happened on the southbound carriageway of the A130, between the Rayleigh Spur and Sadlers Farm roundabouts.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Inside the centers—often large tents near traffic roundabouts, or rooms inside municipal buildings—there are beds to sleep on and toys for children to play with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
But London’s mix of Medieval alleyways, Victorian terraces and modern roundabouts are set to pose a new challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Working his way hurriedly through the alleys, circles, roundabouts, and barriers, he found himself trapped in a dead end, deadlocked and defeated.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
