crossroad

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Stephan's Quintet represents "a galactic crossroad where past collisions between galaxies have left behind a complex field of debris," which has now been reawakened by the passage of the galaxy, NGC 7318b.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

The shock result leaves his distinguished career at a crossroad - or maybe hurtling into the stop sign.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

“Today we’ve reached a crossroad in our relationship with the ACC,” Florida State Board of Trustees chairman Peter Collins said during a trustees meeting to approve the legal action.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

After World War II, Cook purchased and moved a single-story mess hall with a walk-in cooler from a mothballed airfield near John Wayne Airport to this crossroad, the gateway to Trabuco Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2023

It’s all so samey, farm after farm, shrines at every crossroad and a community bread oven in every village.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein