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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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Craggs has urged people to stop feeding the pigeons, with signs put up across the town - yet, he said, it has not stopped the problem.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

That report will guide the European Parliament, where lawmaker Alex Agius Saliba said there were concerns across the political spectrum.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Panic about the existential threat of AI spread across mainstream America following a warning from a departing Anthropic researcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“He might come across wolves, bobcats. Cottonmouths and diamondbacks. Didn’t Will have to kill a rattlesnake?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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