across

Example Sentences

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Mum-of-two Hannah Jones said rising costs were being felt across the board, including in charity shops.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Some 100,000 security personnel are being deployed across the country’s host sites, including Mexico City and Monterrey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s a lack of resources and of will,” said Jaime Aguilar, a volunteer with Search Warriors of Jalisco, which looks for clandestine graves across the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“He might come across wolves, bobcats. Cottonmouths and diamondbacks. Didn’t Will have to kill a rattlesnake?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes