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Another problem is that this approach requires a complicated cryocooling system that includes pumps, seals, gaskets, pipes, insulation, a rotary coupling that transfers the cryogen into and out of the rotor, and other components that can fail and that add considerable weight.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2025
The aluminum rotary controls are exclusive to the Battista Novantacinque.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Patients can go for a literal spin in the new Orion rotary chair while wearing goggles that track their pupils, with the goal of determining if their balance issues are ear-based or should be referred to a neurologist for further study.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2025
The aluminum rotary controls are exclusive to the Battista Novantacinque.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Patients can go for a literal spin in the new Orion rotary chair while wearing goggles that track their pupils, with the goal of determining if their balance issues are ear-based or should be referred to a neurologist for further study.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale brings back the old gang for what’s promised to be one last roundabout of scandals, side eyes, stiff upper lips, sniffling goodbyes and soapy operatics.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 2025
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The plan calls for two natural rocks topped with pelican statues to be placed in La Jolla Boulevard medians next to the pedestrian crossings south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout to welcome residents and guests to the community.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Dan Slater initially suggested directing staff to do that analysis while also installing rumble strips on the 200 blocks of West and East Chapman Avenue leading to the traffic circle and reflective pavement markers along the curbs, an idea suggested by Councilmember Denis Bilodeau.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Constructing an overpass at Floating Feather Road and an interchange at Beacon Light Road.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Sep. 2025
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The interchange between Interstate 17 and Interstate 10 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was closed due to the rain, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant is slightly upscale, without being fussy, and part of a powerhouse group that operates Street & Co., Fore Street, and Standard Baking Co.. Don’t miss the cloverleaf rolls, halibut with brown butter and hazelnuts, and whatever the custard of the day is.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Choices range from a tidy 350-square-foot room to the expansive Ultra Suite, which will set you back more than $1,500 for a night of high-rolling luxury overlooking the Tri-State Tollway cloverleaf interchange in East Hazel Crest.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the conversation was only going in circles, so Darcey and Stacey made a beeline out of the room.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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He had been involved in dissident circles since his student days, in the nineties.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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