across

Example Sentences

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Forty teams from across the country were selected to compete.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

A United Nations report issued this year estimated that at least 300,000 people have been trafficked into scam compounds across Southeast Asia.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

For decades, the information that fueled insider trading was found on Wall Street or inside the glass offices of public companies across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

This is the fifth measles case identified by the county this year as outbreaks increase across the U.S. and globally.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Clare tugged his hood farther over his mangled ear and, dropping to all fours, sprang across the street.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman