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Recent Examples of traffic circle
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.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Traffic calming measures include curb bump-outs, traffic circles and bus boarding islands, Johnson said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
The New York Times: Federal officials late Thursday targeted homeless encampments in Washington, many of which are in parks, traffic circles and medians that are federal government property.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Traffic calming measures include curb bump-outs, traffic circles and bus boarding islands, Johnson said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
The New York Times: Federal officials late Thursday targeted homeless encampments in Washington, many of which are in parks, traffic circles and medians that are federal government property.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
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In the middle of the road at 32nd Street & Cedar Ave, a makeshift roadblock turned the intersection into a roundabout.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Shariati Street, a major north-south artery in the Iranian capital, 33-year-old Hasan made his way to a roundabout where friends had gathered to join protests.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Pushing the origin of reliable rotary drilling back by more than two millennia forces a reconsideration of what Predynastic Egyptians were capable of, at a time well before the pyramids or the great dynastic building projects.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The vinyl bar opened officially on June 2024, with a stellar lineup of DJs, all of whom spin records on an invite-only basis, taking advantage of the crisp, sonic sound through the speakers powered from an AlphaTheta Euphonia rotary mixer.—
Nneka M. Okona,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Jan. 2026
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Or how about some actual depth in the rotation rather than a prayer circle for health and prospect progression?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Dick Page left models’ skin at Michael Kors so un-glammed that visible undereye circles appeared truly angelic.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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If in a committed relationship, a spicy interchange could be followed by a healing one.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Three new housing developments the village is working toward would be built on its 200-acre campus near the Highway 50-Chipman Road interchange.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Traffic flows would be safer and faster on a rebuilt I-270, with a smoother link to I-76, combined with modernized interchanges at York Street, Vasquez Boulevard (cloverleaf would be removed), and Quebec/Northfield streets, CDOT planners said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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Race around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as possible.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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