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traverse

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




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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

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

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

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

I know bits of The Flower Drum Song, which I sing as we traverse the courtyard and mount the steps to the bathhouse.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

With nothing but a handheld camcorder, a man traverses endless corridors and rooms adorned with soft-chartreuse wallpaper.

From Salon May 30, 2026

The highway traverses the ancestral homelands of more than 25 tribal nations.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 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

People picking up their burgers never know that their order traverses two states and bounces back before they can even start driving to the pickup window.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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, dozens of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, The Wall Street Journal reported late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, two Chinese tankers carrying crude oil traversed the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch May 20, 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

But of course, it was inevitable to grow up, even when one traversed a fairyland.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“The attacks are meant to disrupt and deter ships from traversing the strait,” Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at London’s Chatham House think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

The light by which we see it now has spent seventy-five years traversing the dark of interstellar space on its long journey to Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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