Word: circularized
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They made two circular patches only 11/2 inches in diameter, folded them like umbrellas and fitted them into a capsule less than a quarter of an inch in diameter. The capsule was attached to the end of a catheter inside a catheter, which was inserted into a large vein in Suzette Marie's right thigh and worked through a pathway of veins into the heart (see diagram). The doctors then pushed the capsule and outer catheter first into the right atrium and finally into the left atrium, extended the first umbrella and pulled it back against the edges...
When the MBTA announced nearly two years ago that it was finally ready to move its subway cars to a new facility. I.M. Pei unveiled his design for the memorial complex. He planned a semi-circular building that would be capped off by an eight-story glass pavillion in the center. Pei said the "pearl in the oyster," which would have a huge American flag hanging from its ceiling and hold a bust of Kennedy, would be a fitting memorial to the president...
...basic vocabulary of jade shapes was established very early in the Neolithic and Shang periods and for the next millenium generated a seemingly endless language of creative inspiration. The oldest jade carvings are flat, rounded pi disks ranging in size from a foot to a few inches with circular perforations, and ritual reproductions of Neolithic stone tools such as axes, chisels and knives, and of Bronze Age weapons like dagger-axes and spearheads...
...people questioned the logic of the program. A homeowner in suburban Wilmington, Del., sarcastically observed: "I think it is a fine plan. I am going to put the refund in the bank and use it to pay the gas tax." The Wilmington Evening Journal criticized the plan as "somewhat circular. The ordinary taxpayer is apt to get a bit dizzy watching that circle revolve...
...feet, Elizabeth thought her husband was dull. Now she realizes she could never endure a relationship with Burton." But Elizabeth's banker husband Neil Balfour, 30, did not drop his divorce suit against her, and Richard sent an emissary over to woo her back. The last court-circular announcement came from Burton: "Princess Elizabeth and I are going to be married." And he added: "We shall be together at Christmas...