cross
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The second point to cross the majority threshold was cosmic inflation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The proposal has since been brought up by Labour MP Alex Sobel in the commons and supported by a cross party group of MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The mountain lion managed to cross two busy freeways and lived in the park for nearly a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they targeted 10 vessels that were attempting to cross this prohibited area of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Granda put the sign of the cross on her forehead with his thumb.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
“They’ve always been saying the ‘now’ should be when the capability of their machines crosses a threshold,” Tegmark said Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
OpenAI also partners with mental health, behavioral and law-enforcement experts to help refine its criteria for when a conversation crosses the line into an imminent and credible risk, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The metro no longer crosses the Dnieper River, which divides the capital in two, causing traffic chaos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
His well-timed runs and stature made him a force in the air to convert crosses.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
That’s really all I think of when Dad crosses my mind these days—the junky stuff he brings home for us and the work he’s always preoccupied with between flights.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Today Kim Kardashian is a fashion mogul, prison reform advocate and crosser of picket lines.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023
As a neighbor and frequent crosser of their campus, I deeply appreciate the peaceful beauty that you provide.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
In the 58th minute, they pushed an interception into a counter, got a crosser from Emily Moxley down the right wing, and the Bruins couldn’t keep everyone marked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
A fine crosser, his energy often drives the team forward in difficult moments.
From BBC ● May 24, 2022
She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
“You’re the crossest person in it!” returned Amy, washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears that had fallen on her slate.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
I remember it as a place of heavenly peace—though in my day they used to make the oldest and crossest nun in the order superior at Andecy.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
But that was the very thing that made me crossest about her carelessness.
From The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Katharine Ellis Barrett
The wild boar is as fast as a horse, and as savage as the crossest bull.
From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Frank Richard Stockton
Even the crossest ones, who were lying on their backs flopped over and were off.
From Among the Pond People by Clara Dillingham Pierson
The 10-year Treasury yield on Monday crossed the key 5% threshold, which in turn nudged the 30-year mortgage rate upward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Jurors were told a man then crossed the road - apparently clutching cash - and went to the passenger side of the Audi before making off.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Local pensioner Kevin Bridgeman said he would have no hesitation greeting Trump if their paths crossed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Twenty-five years after the attacks, the anniversary has crossed a generational threshold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
‘We should have crossed lower down,’ said Renn as they craned their necks at the Thunder Falls.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The act gives members of the public a statutory right of responsible access to land and inland waters for recreation, crossing and for educational and commercial purposes.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The crossing plays a key role in bringing food staples to the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Anthony, a Zimbabwean in his forties, was picked up by the ICE last year after crossing the Mexican border at the end of a long, dangerous trek through central America.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
An average of 400 migrants were apprehended while crossing into the U.S. every day in July, according to data by U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I don't need to try to survive crossing your floor, too."
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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