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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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Shifting snow conditions across the Arctic have made wolverine tracks harder to detect and document.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Next, walk across the road to Olvera Street, one of the oldest streets in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Areas of concern include “stretched bullish positioning” across many artificial-intelligence stocks, with several displaying a skew rank above 90%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The analysis is based on the OECD’s Manufacturing Groups and Industrial Corporations database, which includes subsidy estimates and financial information for 525 of the world’s largest manufacturing groups spread across 15 key industrial sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I follow her across the lobby to the nursing station.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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