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Recent Examples of traffic circle
In December, the googly eyes appeared on eight sculptures in Bend’s Roundabout Art Route, a path linking 27 art installations in the middle of traffic circles.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Enterprising captains — including, Pujol confesses, his own grandfather, who owned a 38-foot lobster boat — would pick up migrants in Cuba and deliver them to waiting family members parked at the traffic circle.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
And changes to streets are being done regularly, with the city spending about $74.4 million to, among other things, reduce lanes, add bump outs or build traffic circles at intersections to calm traffic.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Are traffic circles better for the environment than four-way stops?
—Ryan McCarthy, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Enterprising captains — including, Pujol confesses, his own grandfather, who owned a 38-foot lobster boat — would pick up migrants in Cuba and deliver them to waiting family members parked at the traffic circle.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
And changes to streets are being done regularly, with the city spending about $74.4 million to, among other things, reduce lanes, add bump outs or build traffic circles at intersections to calm traffic.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Are traffic circles better for the environment than four-way stops?
—Ryan McCarthy, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
Noun
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The plan calls for 17 roundabouts scattered across the region.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The roundabout at Sheldon and Waterman roads remains open, but department officials advised motorists who travel along Waterman between Bond and Sheldon roads to take alternate routes.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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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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Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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That belief anchors her Wealth Mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Only time—and maybe another sister circle—will tell.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 May 2025
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The billboard targets those driving eastbound to Sacramento from Davis, and is situated on the north side of the Highway 50-Interstate 80 interchange in West Sacramento.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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According to the filing, Chime picks up revenue from interchange fees associated with purchases that members make with Chime debit cards and credit cards.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 May 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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The film’s signature image is that of its protagonist, Maria Wyeth (Tuesday Weld), driving along the highways of Greater Los Angeles in her bright-yellow Corvette, the arteries and cloverleaf intersections all helping create the impression of someone going around in circles.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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