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bridge

[brij] / brɪdʒ /




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The city had to bridge a $1.2 billion deficit to balance its budget this year and faces an estimated $700 million deficit next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Crowns can also be used to support a dental bridge, which replaces a missing tooth.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Then there are Silents Synced events, which tour the world and bridge the classics to modern musical acts.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

We’d wandered past the other children to the bridge at the end of the road.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

She also worked with urban developers on pedestrian bridges and walkways in Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The BBC's Kyle Shiels took this shot from one of the bridges at MediaCity in Salford.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Getting investors to look past the dazzle of artificial intelligence and data centers toward ordinary roads, bridges and cell towers is a fairly tall order these days.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

But by last year, the proposed designs were much wider and added seven pedestrian bridges.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

No, wait, you have to put in the roads first, because the bridges go over the water, remember?

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

Calum McFarlane returns in the role of safety net between now and the end of the season, the former Under-21 coach having bridged the gap between Maresca and Rosenior earlier this season.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

First with the Cambridge Footlights and later with the Pythons, Idle honed a linguistically-focused style that bridged highbrow absurdity and accessible, pop culture-driven humor.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council are locked in a power struggle over executing the budget and bridging the deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Their divide is far more soluble than that of the underlying conflict in the Middle East, but bridging it still remains a work in progress.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

"She has led major international initiatives on sustainable development and dialog among cultures, bridging Latin America, the Arab world, Africa and Europe," Tonga wrote.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 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

I had spent the last year trying so hard to re-create myself, just being seen by an old pal would feel like bridging a dangerous gap between my current self and who I’d once been.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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