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traverse

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




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“Neuromancer,” one of the defining cyberpunk novels, was published in 1988; that book imagines an interconnected, virtual reality world you can traverse by “jacking in.”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

But even regular visitors would benefit from picking out a smaller section to traverse: Inwood to West Harlem or the East Village to Battery Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Thankfully that never happened thanks to the ship’s stabilizers, allowing me to traverse sea ice, view an unsuccessful polar bear hunt, and photograph wildlife from whales to walruses in comfort.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Jupiter is also surrounded by a ring of solid debris, discovered four months earlier by Voyager 1, which Voyager 2 had to traverse.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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