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On the southern arc of the semicircle, Russia has thus far not sought to drive northeast from Debaltseve—possibly because of difficult terrain and stubborn Ukrainian defenders—and has instead launched an attack from Donetsk north through Avdiivka.
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Frederick W. Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2022
On a recent weekday in July, a group of young girls sat in a semicircle awaiting instruction before striking orange HomeDepot buckets with their drumsticks.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
Seven rectangular panels stood tall and narrow in a semicircle behind the incense burner, each panel bearing a relief in memory of a particular North Korean province.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
The tracks to Minooka connect up with this semicircle in Plainfield.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
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Frederick W. Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2022
On a recent weekday in July, a group of young girls sat in a semicircle awaiting instruction before striking orange HomeDepot buckets with their drumsticks.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
Seven rectangular panels stood tall and narrow in a semicircle behind the incense burner, each panel bearing a relief in memory of a particular North Korean province.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
The tracks to Minooka connect up with this semicircle in Plainfield.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
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“Semicircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicircle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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