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It found one of the most egregious errors occurred when air traffic controllers gave clearance to the fire truck crew to cross the runway while the jet was approaching.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“We’re seeing incredible demand for our AI and data products, with ARR about to cross $4 billion.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Fortunately Xiaomei and her parents have managed to find a way to cross this bridge.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The court’s precedents are creating an invisible tightrope very few plaintiffs can cross successfully.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The folds and ridges in the hemispheres are like cross streets, and medical students must memorize every one.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
He is able to throw it with enough spin that it appears to defy gravity and mystically rise as it crosses the plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
In some areas, the hose crosses tracks and passes through private property.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Currently, bikers headed southbound run out of path where Riverside Drive crosses the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then she crosses one leg over the other and swings her ankle back and forth, back and forth, which makes me feel even more nervous than I already was.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
He enjoys playing on the front foot and much like Alexander-Arnold, he is an excellent crosser of the ball, adept at delivering into dangerous zones inside the opposition's six-yard box.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
Today Kim Kardashian is a fashion mogul, prison reform advocate and crosser of picket lines.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023
As a neighbor and frequent crosser of their campus, I deeply appreciate the peaceful beauty that you provide.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
He was an adept crosser of high-traffic freeways — until he wasn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
“You’re the crossest person in it!” returned Amy, washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears that had fallen on her slate.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"You're the crossest person in it!" returned Amy, washing out the sum, that was all wrong, with the tears that had fallen on her slate.
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
I think Burney's the crossest woman in the world.
From Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. by Louisa May Alcott
Oweneen the Sprat is the name he goes by, and he's the crossest little thief in the Barony.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
Thou hastenest to get there: thou crossest 19.7 its ford.
From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson
Surveillance footage from March 22 captured the moment the plane smashed into the rescue vehicle as it crossed its path, sending both hurtling down the runway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But experts on the use of artificial intelligence in combat say that line already has been crossed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Last week, a newer one crossed the threshold of my inbox: Creator-first answer engine optimization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The carousel on the post featured various images of the two, who first crossed paths at the Grand Ole Opry’s Opry100 celebration in 1977.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The trail crossed the stream directly at the top of a small, frozen waterfall with about a twenty-foot drop.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
“We are now dangerously close to crossing a moral red line: the autonomous targeting of humans by machines,” U.N.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Floodwaters tore through towns and villages and engulfed Gyirong Port, the major land crossing between China and Nepal, in a wall of water and mud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most of the migrants swam around the border fence and at least 100 people died during the mass crossing, according to figures from Ceuta's mayor, Juan Jesús Vivas.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A leading aid group said Monday that migrants crossing the Mediterranean and rescue ships that help them face increasing levels of threat and harassment from Libyan groups.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
There were mice of the Vanderbilt family on this crossing, and even they glanced our way.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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