round the bend
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In the meantime, no one seems to know what will happen when the buses from Austin, Houston and Dallas round the bend on Highway 39 next month—if they are allowed to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
When it reaches the right side of the track, you see it round the bend and then start moving right to left.
From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2023
The women who went back to their partners drove some of the staff round the bend.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
The east London estate is squeezed into a small space beside a curved train line, and the carriages squeal as they round the bend.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019
They round the bend, and Vanessa’s lead is becoming clear.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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