in circles
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Infected birds may walk or swim in circles, crash into objects, or even fall out of the air.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 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
You typically drive in circles around familiar streets.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
There were also delays and conflicting messages, he added, saying it felt like he was "going around in circles like a hamster on a wheel".
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Nash and Oliver are prancing in circles around the living room table wearing gold marching band hats with blue feathers that nearly double their height.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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