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bridge

[brij] / brɪdʒ /




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Another showed a bridge over the Panama Canal shaking violently but remaining upright as vehicles travelled across it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Already a concrete bridge stretches across 10 lanes of whizzing traffic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

They also thought about video monitoring in his dad’s apartment when he insisted on living alone, but that was a bridge too far for all of them as far as dignity and privacy were concerned.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

But, as originally written, “Life is a narrow bridge and the important thing, do not make oneself afraid,” reflects an important but subtle difference to “do not be afraid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Off to the right of the bridge were patches of earth and rocks where the wind had swept the snow clean.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

His songs have sections that resemble verses, bridges and choruses, but they unfold in strange ways and seem inseparable from how he performs them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

As part of Ukraine's efforts to respond, "robotic turrets are now being installed on bridges", air force spokesman colonel Yuri Ignat told national television.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Issuance in the sector has been booming in recent years as pandemic-era stimulus burns off and more borrowing is required to pay for things like schools, bridges and infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

It drafted a plan that was informed by secret trips to border cities made by Canadian army generals, who would pose as tourists and snap photos of bridges and highways for intelligence.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It was new for us to sit together like this, after dinner, for in Italy we had wandered about, walked or driven, gone into little cafes, leant over bridges.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Intertitle cards bridged some comprehension gaps, but skilled directors used them sparingly.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

McCreary began creating television and film scores, discovered his inner metalhead, and has since bridged those worlds with his “Singularity” project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Costs are higher than they will be in the future, and that cost difference between projects today and in 10 years from now needs to be bridged with government money,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

The stockpile swaps bridged longer shipping times, and alternative cargoes began to arrive in force.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

And as he was buried in a church, a gulf—there, at least—was bridged.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Tom Bradley was a visionary in so many ways and I look to him for leadership on bridging different parts of the city together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

More recently, the researchers found tiny physical channels bridging the skull, dura, and brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Parton’s time on “The Porter Wagoner Show” laid the foundation for an extraordinary career bridging pop and country music, fueled by the star’s one-of-a-kind showmanship.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Young, who collaborated with Nike and English footballer Ella Toone on a nail project, thinks we're "in a time where we're bridging the gap between sports and fashion".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

They reached a fallen oak bridging the river, and crawled over it on their hands and knees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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