in circles
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"It was going round and round in circles, it didn't seem like it was going anywhere," Jordan explained.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Infected birds may walk or swim in circles, crash into objects, or even fall out of the air.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
Recently, a call came in from a mobile-home neighborhood about cars honking and driving in circles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
You typically drive in circles around familiar streets.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
I’m not driving in circles anymore, but it doesn’t change the fact that we have nowhere to go.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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