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circulation

[sur-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən /
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On her worst days, battling postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — POTS, a blood circulation disorder — she has struggled to get out of bed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, the floats will keep diving, drifting and surfacing - measuring a circulation that is still moving, still mysterious, and still capable of surprise.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, and changes in atmospheric circulation are fuelling more frequent and more intense heatwaves on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The result was one continuous circulation loop that behaved like a steady planetary heartbeat.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Comrade Pillai would slap himself all over to get his circulation going.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

That theme eventually smooths the unjust twists in a case propelled by preconceived notions and a hunger for villainy that boosts ratings and magazine circulations.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

As the world heats unevenly, this causes changes in the atmospheric circulations that steer storms across the planet.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2024

The code has been applied to a wide range of problems, from modeling the dynamics inside individual cells, to ocean and atmospheric circulations.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

The worst is yet to come because we’re seeing incredibly dense smoke moving out across western New York and into the New York City area, based on the circulations that are being forecast.”

From Scientific American Jun. 7, 2023

I find that the problem of circulations is a difficult one.

From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland




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