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
Cummings has a wider range to traverse as Arnold, whose repressed rage eventually has to find an outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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
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
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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
Even when it traverses difficult terrain, though, the story emerges on the other side with another layer to add to its ongoing consideration of what it means to live free in America.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
The course traverses the city, starting off in Stormont in east Belfast then heading south.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Together, they ignite a passionate romance that traverses decades and endures brutal separations, wars and time travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
He traverses the cellar until he finds Volkheimer in the gold armchair.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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On day 20 of her journey, Catterall met her in Switzerland after she had traversed “a particularly spicy descent on a sketchy section of via ferrata,” according to Woods’ Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
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
A description says it happened over Lake Huron in February 2023, around the time that a Chinese surveillance balloon traversed the United States, spurring increased scrutiny of UFOs.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
In the beginning, he traversed the world for opposition.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
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’re traversing busy highways and local streets as they transport PepsiCo products between bottling plants, storage facilities and stores like Walmart and Dollar General.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The solar cells and extra battery stayed beautifully in place while traversing eight kilometers of random terrain.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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