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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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“With weakness seen across the full spectrum of income, age and gender demographic groups, these are damaging findings given the U.K. government’s priority of economic growth,” Bellamy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The ma’abarot housed many of the approximately 650,000 Jewish immigrants and refugees who arrived from across the Arab world in the years following Israeli independence in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Trader Joe’s new California stores are part of a 30-store expansion across 16 states in the coming months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The storm will also bring wet and windy weather across the whole of the UK on Saturday with poor travelling conditions expected due to surface water and spray on faster roads and motorways.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He skidded across the dirt, head cradled in his paws.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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