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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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Also, unlike this go-round when the Americans automatically made it in as the co-hosts, the U.S. will have to make it through qualifications for the 2030 World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

Unlike the last go-round, Disney’s board tightened up the process by establishing a succession committee.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2026

That afternoon—it was early in my experience on V-gallery—I was using my go-round sheet as a guide for pulling the brake to re-lease the runs.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

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

"We just go round and round in circles."

From BBC Feb. 17, 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

"We can't go round west of the lake, like I thought. East takes us back to the kingsroad."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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