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circulates
  • present tense form of circulate (3rd person singular).

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As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

However, if it is a different new world strain, for example one called Sin Nombre, which only circulates in North America, contamination in South America can be ruled out.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Some claims were based on the kind of false and confusing information that always circulates after a major news event with a lot of witnesses.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Dr. Alfred Gregory, Mine Medical Staff The Spanish influenza is nothing more than the old grip or la grippe, which circulates from time to time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool