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[brij] / brɪdʒ /




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But the premium on domestic talent makes it difficult, if not impossible, to bridge the gulf between the Championship and Premier League.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

For more than 40 years, starting in the 1960s when Greenville was a hub of the textile industry, much of the ravine was obscured by a four-lane bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The flood was strong enough to sweep a 10,000-ton fragment of the dam, called Block 29, a full quarter-mile and to destroy a steel bridge on the Santa Clara River nine miles away.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Long-term care manager Kay Li, who had been cycling across the bridge when she was told by the army to leave, said it was "a necessary exercise".

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

He would have to leave the car and hike from the bridge to the camper.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

But by last year, the proposed designs were much wider and added seven pedestrian bridges.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Now he is left to clear up the mess and build bridges, amid claims support for his re-election as Fifa president in March is receding.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

My number one goal now is to build bridges and maintain a relationship with families, because that’s what’s going to allow me to convince some of them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Emergency crews can reach most bridges within five minutes -- the critical window to intervene and save a life, he said.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Shady Brook was on a narrow road that veered off sharply from the highway and twisted along for many miles, over bridges, past farmland and horse pastures and fields.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

In tech, Epstein’s ties actually bridged two previously disconnected clusters of firms, joining Microsoft, Apple, Cisco and IBM into a single connected network.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

The stockpile swaps bridged longer shipping times, and alternative cargoes began to arrive in force.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

That gap needs to be bridged as debt grows within the parent company.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Several male chimps who had bridged cliques within the larger group died from disease, weakening social ties.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

She moved from a role inside the commercial bank to a more prestigious one inside the investment bank, bridging a cultural divide inside the company that CEO Jamie Dimon has long been focused on.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

"Our work is bridging that gap computationally through a unified natural language interface."

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

Photographers and editors have often described Rai's work as bridging reportage and art, combining immediacy with composition.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

There seem to be no good weapons left in New York’s arsenal for bridging the significant budget gap facing New York City.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

It was now Adams’s turn to attempt a bridging of the gap.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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