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bridge

[brij] / brɪdʒ /




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AFP reporters saw traces of an explosion on a pedestrian walkway and technicians repairing power lines on the bridge.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

When water levels drop, the old bridge can be seen from the new one.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Muñoz is using the legacy car business to build a bridge to a more-distant robot future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"They could allow us to eventually address even deeper questions, like whether these condensates helped bridge the gap between simple molecules and the earliest forms of life."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

They scrambled up another slope and went barefoot—the river had taken their shoes and socks—through the forest back to the bridge.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Traffic built up due to the complete closure to all vehicles going in both directions on the Southern Bridge, one of eight bridges connecting the east and west of Kyiv over the Dnipro river.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Several trekkers and their guides say their journeys back down the mountains have been treacherous, taking up to three or four days and requiring them to pass collapsed roads and swept-away bridges.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Tired and heading back to the hotel, their real-estate agent proposed they look at one more place: a penthouse in Soho with rooftop views of the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Though the latter has one of the best bridges of the year, its undeniably melancholic and macabre nature is what put it out of contention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

As North Vietnamese attacks in South Vietnam intensified, Johnson decided to run a continuous bombing campaign over North Vietnam aimed at destroying railroads, bridges, roads, and manufacturing plants.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Intertitle cards bridged some comprehension gaps, but skilled directors used them sparingly.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

It shows the gap in development which has to be bridged.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Just as impressive, though, is how the creation of the mural united cultures, bridged age gaps and erased borders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

“Costs are higher than they will be in the future, and that cost difference between projects today and in 10 years from now needs to be bridged with government money,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

We both knew that most days she allowed the routine to count even when the bonus skill wasn’t flawlessly bridged, but not today.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Time as a candidate, he said, has shown him the importance of effective communication within the court system in bridging language and cultural differences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Therefore bridging that gap, from thriving without the ball to dominating with it, will take time for those wanting to do so.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

More recently, the researchers found tiny physical channels bridging the skull, dura, and brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Parton’s time on “The Porter Wagoner Show” laid the foundation for an extraordinary career bridging pop and country music, fueled by the star’s one-of-a-kind showmanship.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

He had spent years maintaining distance from his origins; his parents, in bridging that distance as best they could.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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