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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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Tucker Brown, a sixth-generation rancher in Texas, has built an audience of about 850,000 across his social-media platforms by feeding horseback-riding and cattle-wrangling content to his viewers in cities like New York and Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The Welkers have amassed more than one million combined followers across social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He started 48 of Arsenal's 63 matches across all competitions and contributed nine goals and assists - more than both Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Surveillance video captured at a nearby 7-Eleven and posted online by community activist Najee Ali shows Henderson running across Hollywood Boulevard, while the dog bites at his ankles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Even across the ocean, the madness seemed to be spreading: the papers said America would enter.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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