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go-round

American  
[goh-round] / ˈgoʊˌraʊnd /

noun

  1. go-around.


go round British  

verb

  1. same as go around

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The second go-round of this anthology features an all-star cast, including Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, and tackles wealth inequity through wildly escalating antics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The round-of-16 defeat to the Netherlands in 2022 was viewed as a steppingstone to an even better result this go-round, especially when well-heeled donors helped pay to bring Pochettino aboard two years later.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

If this is in fact LeBron’s last go-round, it’s been epic!

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

“Hag” is meant to be watched, enjoyed and watched all over again, preferably with a different set of friends than the first go-round so the gospel can spread as quickly as possible.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

So tonight I say my poem twice, just in case the winds didn’t hear them the first go-round.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Bonds sometimes get overlooked in the financial markets—and the financial press—but the cost of borrowing is what ultimately makes the economy go round.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

"I do my best, but I can't slow down this merry go round."

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

Until someone produces a lander, all the astronauts can do is go round and round the moon and admire its “magnificent desolation,” as Buzz Aldrin put it.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2026

The most likely is a fifth year of grinding attritional warfare, while talks go round in circles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

‘He has told me what happened. I hardly think I want to go round asking some silly little boy if Captain Hardcastle is speaking the truth. ’

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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