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crosscurrent

[kraws-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-, ˈkrɒs- /


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“There’s a lot more crosscurrent that has to happen between these GPUs as these systems get larger,” he said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 3, 2026

A crosscurrent to reasons it might have gotten easier to steal is PitchCom, a wearable device that transmits audible signals to a pitcher with the push of a catcher’s button.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2022

Interviews with more than a dozen A.D.U. opponents throughout the city returned an ideologically scattered mix of complaints with a crosscurrent of motivations.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2021

One company recently caught in the crosscurrent was German engineering firm Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2018

It had somehow come through all the bends and curves, and here must have caught a slight crosscurrent.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




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