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Recent Examples of traffic circle
Most of those points are on the traffic circle surrounding the Lincoln Memorial, according to an Army map shared with reporters.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Eno’s work led to the first traffic circles, one-way streets, traffic lights, medians for pedestrian safety, the hard angle for left turns and the norm of passing on the right.
—Katy Knight, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The helicopter made a dusty landing about 40 miles from downtown Dallas, in an area where builders were laying down new traffic circles next to pastures grazed by herds of longhorn cattle.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
After navigating through a traffic circle, a road on the right leads to the parking booths and the lot.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Eno’s work led to the first traffic circles, one-way streets, traffic lights, medians for pedestrian safety, the hard angle for left turns and the norm of passing on the right.
—Katy Knight, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The helicopter made a dusty landing about 40 miles from downtown Dallas, in an area where builders were laying down new traffic circles next to pastures grazed by herds of longhorn cattle.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
After navigating through a traffic circle, a road on the right leads to the parking booths and the lot.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
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The two monument signs, each featuring a large natural coastal rock with a pelican statue perched atop it, are to be placed in the La Jolla Boulevard medians next to the pedestrian crossings south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The intersection of Centerville Road and County Road J will be fully closed for construction of a roundabout.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Today, the 3 billion crayons the company makes every year are all manufactured via high-speed rotary molds capable of churning out 1,300 crayons a minute.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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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,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Inspired by her Moroccan roots, the couple took part in a henna ceremony, complete with costumes and a drum circle.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There is a small circle of hairs (acidopore) present at the tip of the abdomen (as opposed to the typical stinger found in many ants), a characteristic of formicine ants (found within the Formicinae subfamily).—
Kim Luciani,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Moreover, Chime primarily generates its income through interchange fees—small charges that merchants incur when a customer uses a Chime card.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Other work follows, also overnight, Tuesday through March 21: Crews will close two right-hand lanes at the interchange of northbound I-71/75 and I-275 for work, keeping the remaining lane on the left open.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged into the cloverleaf section of Interstate 80 and Madison Avenue, where she was strangled and raped.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 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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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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