(~s)
1.
The ~ of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
The Daily News once had the highest ~ of any daily in the country...
The paper has proved unable to maintain its ~ figures.
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2.
Your ~ is the movement of blood through your body.
Anyone with heart, lung or ~ problems should seek medical advice before flying.
...cold spots in the fingers caused by poor ~.
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3.
see also circulate
4.
If something such as money is in ~, it is being used by the public. If something is out of ~ or has been withdrawn from ~, it is no longer available for use by the public.
...a society like America, with perhaps 180 million guns in ~.
...the decision to take 50 and 100 ruble bills out of ~.
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