verb
BAD : The story circulates around his career in the army.
GOOD : The story revolves around his career in the army.
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c irculate = (of news, stories, rumours etc) spread by being passed from one person to another: 'One of the rumours circulating at the moment is that the company is about to go bankrupt.'
revolve around = (of a novel, film, story etc) be about: 'His latest film revolves around the difficulties of being a single parent.'