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circa

preposition

Definition of circa

as in around

formal not far from (something) in time He was born circa 1600.

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Recent Examples of circa In an all-girls boarding school in Ghana circa 1986, several students are preparing to audition for a regional beauty pageant. — Shane Harrison, ajc, 5 Mar. 2020 The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry. — Mark P. Mills, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020 Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s. — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2019 The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for circa

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Infection signs around the nose, mouth, ears, eyes or genital areas also warrant attention, the agency added.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Canada doubled down on its historic 24-21 win in Toronto last week with sustained defensive pressure and a withering three-try burst in nine minutes around the hour mark.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Still, questions have persisted about who ordered the interruptions to the satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow's attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The continued hostilities have heightened concerns about the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure, with traders increasingly focused on the risk of a major disruption to production, refining or export facilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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