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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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Treasury yields declined across maturities, though stayed at elevated levels, as Brent oil is largely stable, while market expectations of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are weakening.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

When the prediction was first made, however, measuring such an effect across bends only a few atoms wide was extremely challenging.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Aid disruptions and aftershocks across the Indonesian island of Flores are fuelling fears among thousands of survivors who were displaced by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities on Sunday as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

She starts talking again, but another message flashes across my screen.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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