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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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"Behind these boards, there is neither power nor an enemy. Just a family and its work," read a message scrawled in black across the plywood protecting a Paris business.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Wall Street Journal identified 274 damaged structures at 24 installations with a U.S. military presence across the Middle East during the war’s first six months—the most comprehensive public accounting of that damage to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

According to the Environment Agency, rainfall associated with both named storms, along with another area of low pressure on Monday, contributed to the wettest week across the UK for two years.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ahead of the protests, some shops and other businesses across France boarded up their storefronts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Veteran associations across the country adopt resolutions to support the Morrison bill.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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