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cross

[kraws, kros] / krɔs, krɒs /


ADJECTIVE
lying across each other
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But deep in stoppage time, when he had the chance to cross deep into the penalty area again, he only found a Leeds head.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A man has been charged over the deaths of two men and two women who drowned trying to cross the Channel on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Ships cross only after negotiations with the IRGC, and sail through Iranian waters on the northern route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In the decades since then, it has become clear that Montezemolo’s innovation dug a moat around the company that no competitor has been able to cross.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Now, I knew that silence needed me to cross it.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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