traverse
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Gulf Coast or carrying U.S. crude to destinations in Asia—to reroute toward the Middle East and traverse the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“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
The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Feel this, for instance, when Harry and pals traverse the moving staircase.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
If we made the heat shield and outer hull detachable, they could ditch a lot of weight after landing at Ares 3, and have a lighter ship for the traverse to Ares 4.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
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
Together, they ignite a passionate romance that traverses decades and endures brutal separations, wars and time travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
She turns right, then left, traverses half a block and steps neatly through the open door of a shop.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Before the Gulf crisis, about 70 oil and natural gas tankers traversed the Strait of Hormuz every day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
They traversed the Khangai Mountains to reach the shores of Lake Khövsgöl - aka the Blue Pearl of Mongolia.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The wolf — known as BEY03F — essentially traversed the Sierra Nevada in the span of three to four days, a feat Hunnicutt believes was made possible by a low snowpack this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
While he descended the three floors, piece by piece, in clumsy, grasping hand grips, Sheed traversed the debris, nimble as always.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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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
Charles McQuarn, 77, said traversing the neighborhood means zigzagging around all the hazards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
The pressure is all the greater given the doldrums the whole games industry has been traversing for more than two years, Blanchet noted.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The 57 bus travels through both kinds of neighborhoods, traversing an eleven-mile path from one end of the city to the other.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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