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traverse

[trav-ers, truh-vurs] / ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs /




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The ride will feature multiple launches, reach a height of 107 feet and traverse 3,380 feet of track, which is more than a half mile.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

“It’s not easy to traverse all of these worlds, but it’s part of what makes him so unique,” says his older sister and manager, the director Kanyessa McMahon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Book a ride with Cavalos na Areia, whose guided excursions also traverse pine forests and rice fields before arriving at the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"It's quite literally impossible to traverse, whether on foot or in a vehicle, from the other side into this area. Furthermore, this is not the will of the people of this region."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Odysseus answered: “Why not tell him, knowing my whole history, as you do? Must he traverse the barren sea, he too, and live in pain, while others feed on what is his?”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

However paradoxical it may seem, it has a directly measurable effect on the atomic cloud that the photon traverses.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Searching for their missing migrant children, a caravan of Central American mothers traverses Mexico with tireless, even superhuman determination.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 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

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

The person traversed the state on trains and thruway buses with transfers in six counties: Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin, the California Department of Public Health said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

This space has been traversed for nearly four months by Jared Kushner, whom I first met about 18 months ago, when he introduced himself after a foreign policy lecture I had given.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

In recent weeks, clumps of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, creating a tiny relief valve for the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

They traversed the Khangai Mountains to reach the shores of Lake Khövsgöl - aka the Blue Pearl of Mongolia.

From BBC May 21, 2026

Every so often a beam of light appeared out of thin air, traversed the wall like a ghostly, exploratory finger, and slid off into nothing again.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

“Under the deal, there had been a ramp up of oil tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz,” the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

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

They have pressure seals, allowing the occupants to drive without space suits during long periods traversing the surface.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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