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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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Across all three studies, finerenone was generally well tolerated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Across the state, county and city ballot measures raising levies are trailing or have been defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Across the city, certain battleground precincts were so tight that no single candidate had a lead as of Wednesday’s count, on which The Times’ analysis was based.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Across the northeastern border in Uganda, there have been 16 confirmed cases, including one death.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Across the top of the ceiling, there were the remains of what had once been the catwalk of the theater.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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