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Recent Examples of traffic circle
In this clip, Asimov navigates autonomously around a traffic circle at night.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2018
Here the underlying image is a sweeping, but somewhat rudimentary, aerial view of the Christopher Columbus statue at the southwest corner of New York’s Central Park, where it is ringed concentrically by a pedestrian plaza, a traffic circle, and two high-rise towers.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2018
Here the underlying image is a sweeping, but somewhat rudimentary, aerial view of the Christopher Columbus statue at the southwest corner of New York’s Central Park, where it is ringed concentrically by a pedestrian plaza, a traffic circle, and two high-rise towers.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
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Shots fired from the ‘dangerous zone’ Heba Joda, who was in the crowd, said gunfire broke out at a roundabout where previous shootings have occurred, about half a mile from the aid site.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The deadly shooting occurred at the Al-Alam roundabout near an aid center west of Rafah city at around 6 a.m. local time, according to the health ministry.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
7 June 2025
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The aluminum rotary controls are exclusive to the Battista Novantacinque.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
4 June 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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Sitting in a duck-duck-goose circle, on top of colorful blankets, were citizens tall and short, young and slightly older—all with one common denominator.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Couches and chairs were arranged in a circle with a smattering of throw rugs at the center.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The group maintains that interchange fees have not increased in recent years and that credit card fees are hardly the highest expense that most businesses have to pay.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Chime’s core business — offering no-fee banking services, debit cards, and early paycheck access — draws most of its revenue from interchange fees.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
11 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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