traverse
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Surrounded by undulating circles, spots and stripes, red-roofed Lebanese abodes and white-masted schooners traverse an unsettled horizon line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The ride will feature multiple launches, reach a height of 107 feet and traverse 3,380 feet of track, which is more than a half mile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Xi is expected to traverse the entire capital during his visit Wednesday, including a stop at the Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza Pyramids.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with Oman about a mechanism for ships to traverse the Strait of Hormuz was “nearing completion and in their final stages,” according to Iranian state media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Every day a new place, a complex, winding traverse over the varied topography of this appealing planet.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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However paradoxical it may seem, it has a directly measurable effect on the atomic cloud that the photon traverses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
A coming-of-age trilogy that traverses icy seas and snowy mountains concludes among the everyday struggles of an Icelandic village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
With nothing but a handheld camcorder, a man traverses endless corridors and rooms adorned with soft-chartreuse wallpaper.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The course traverses the city, starting off in Stormont in east Belfast then heading south.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
It traverses no notable eminences at all in Pennsylvania, offers no particularly memorable vistas, visits no national parks or forests, and overlooks the state’s considerable history.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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This space has been traversed for nearly four months by Jared Kushner, whom I first met about 18 months ago, when he introduced himself after a foreign policy lecture I had given.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
In recent weeks, clumps of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, creating a tiny relief valve for the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
They traversed the Khangai Mountains to reach the shores of Lake Khövsgöl - aka the Blue Pearl of Mongolia.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Inez showed Amari the boundaries of the little settlement—a river, a marsh, and the hills they had traversed earlier.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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The production’s adventurousness, traversing every corner of Brad Bentz’s scenic design, can have a diffuse effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Under the deal, there had been a ramp up of oil tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz,” the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
For months at a time, James entertained these pale creatures, their white buggies traversing the mud tracks that led to the great house.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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