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circuitous

[ser-kyoo-i-tuhs] / sərˈkyu ɪ təs /


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In that case, exchanges like Coinbase and Robinhood say they can’t trace back the cost basis because of the holding’s circuitous route.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

But they require circuitous arrangements and typically leave Chinese AI developers with fewer chips and more inconvenience compared with well-funded American competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

People travelling between Al-Eizariya and Jerusalem would have to take a circuitous route three times longer than the present journey, he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

A thickly bearded 25-year-old right-hander originally from Bloomington, Ind., Klein’s path to Monday’s extra-inning marathon could hardly have been more circuitous.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

She endured the stares of the middle-class teacher’s pets who looked down on her for the circuitous route that got her there.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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