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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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The parade begins just north of the roundabout at Walnut and Pleasant streets.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The arch -- similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris -- would be built in a roundabout in front of Arlington National Cemetery at one end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The system ships with two wireless pads that keep the hallmark rotary dial and numeric keypad, maintaining the original design, even if thumbsticks would work a little better.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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That belief makes the experience feel like a powerful full-circle moment.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beginning Friday morning, a key interchange is scheduled to open as the massive, long-running Interstate 485 toll lanes project nears completion, state highway officials said Thursday.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to PennDOT, all of the outbound lanes between the on-ramp from Bates Street at the Oakland interchange to the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed to traffic for about half an hour.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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The interchange — with on and off ramps and a bridge over the highway — will be located a mile west of the interchange at Woodland Road and a mile east of the cloverleaf at K-7.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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