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cross

[kraws, kros] / krɔs, krɒs /


ADJECTIVE
lying across each other
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But, as I said, you can cross that bridge when you come to it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The Dutch are the only team that won’t cross the border in the first round, playing all three of their games in Texas and Missouri.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"I focus on the next match and on the opponent as they cross the net, and that's the only thing that I can control," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"In certain directions inside the crystal, the nodal lines intersect and cross the Fermi energy where electrons can move freely," explains Sánchez-Barriga.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

I mentally cross off the days in my head.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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