across

Example Sentences

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Purchasing-card use by public officials, including waste and alleged fraud, is stoking taxpayer backlash in cities and towns across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

One table became two, then six locations across Southern California campuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Belgium-based Kinepolis will soon operate 13 cinemas across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In addition to military bases, many civilian buildings have been hit across the country.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Their squawking carried through Deadwood, across the busy road, and into the forest beyond, causing scampering critters and lumbering mammals to rise to their hind legs.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman