traverse
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Of course, we also go for stories that are larger than life, that traverse beyond this realm into a place that only movies can go.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The handful of vessels getting through on any given day still pales in comparison with before the war, when more than 100 ships would traverse the channel a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Older residents who need mobility aids such as walkers or wheelchairs are left without options to traverse their own neighborhoods because of the broken sidewalks, she told The Times afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
We traverse fields and forests, walk through barren lands where quails and woodcocks fly up at our feet, and, after twelve miles of bushwhacking, enter the Plattekill State Forest.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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A coming-of-age trilogy that traverses icy seas and snowy mountains concludes among the everyday struggles of an Icelandic village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
With nothing but a handheld camcorder, a man traverses endless corridors and rooms adorned with soft-chartreuse wallpaper.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The course traverses the city, starting off in Stormont in east Belfast then heading south.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Combined with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—some 20% of the world’s oil traverses through the narrow waterway—$150 oil may not be so far-fetched.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
It traverses no notable eminences at all in Pennsylvania, offers no particularly memorable vistas, visits no national parks or forests, and overlooks the state’s considerable history.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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They all high-fived, asked about each other’s families and went to dote on Ali’s 1-year-old daughter — Krug’s granddaughter, Eloise — who wore a shirt that traversed 50 years of family and friendship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Colossal co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm acknowledged that a long road will have to be traversed to move from hatching baby chickens to resurrecting the moa by email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
On a mission for his colony’s royal government in 1753-54, he traversed the Appalachians on an epic journey through what is now West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to French-controlled territory in the upper Midwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” she told the Daily Mail.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
Lourdes and her father traversed the island in his automobile, big and black as a Sunday-night church.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit chokepoint in the region, will remain "accessible" even as Iran imposes fees on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
And the three-hour performance was a reminder that his global success didn't happen overnight, with him digging deep into his eight-year discography - traversing trap and reggaeton fusions.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Vasquez’s fears stemmed less from corporate backlash and more from his past life as a raver traversing Orange County and L.A.’s late-night scenes.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
For him, the perfect Sunday involves traversing the city, checking out record stores and visiting museums like the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Laney crawled around the floor, traversing a path that made sense only to her.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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