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“Look at all the black singers who were able to cross over to the pop market without selling out — Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Al Green and some others,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The "path of totality", as it is known, will then cross over Greenland, Iceland, Spain and the northeastern tip of Portugal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

"We didn't think that it would cross over and be as big as it became."

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“The armed groups have taken territory, and so people from one place can’t cross over to where the other group is,” he said, calling government assertions that it had gained back some ground “a lie.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

For this event, you had to cross over a ten-yard patch of Poisoned Peanut Butter but, as Ms. Owens explained, “Only two of you can wear the Anti-Poison shoes to get across at a time!”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben


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