across

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Photos released by state media showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground alongside grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The veteran manager has won 13 of his 17 league matches across both spells, losing just two.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Importantly, these patterns have appeared repeatedly across unrelated languages in different parts of the world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the past year, police departments across the country have expanded their use of drones, which increasingly function as first responders to a variety of crime scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Deadly cottonmouths aside, he doubted he could swim all the way across the pond in his exhaustion.

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