crossing

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Wednesday's double-hearing also laid bare the circumstances in which some migrants decide to risk the Channel crossing.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s a great train-track crossing sequence that’s also a vicious callback to Richard Dreyfuss’ epiphany in “Close Encounters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

According to the team's calculations, these ultraheavy nuclei may lose energy more slowly than protons or lighter nuclei while crossing intergalactic space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In recent weeks, dozens of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, The Wall Street Journal reported late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The successful crossing represented a high point of this phase of the escape.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson