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cross

[kraws, kros] / krɔs, krɒs /


ADJECTIVE
lying across each other
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And when does poking fun at arrested manhood cross into enabling it?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Emma Orr led the counter-attack through the midfield before the ball found its way out wide to Rhona Lloyd, who selflessly passed back inside for Rollie to cross.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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

At any moment, she thought she might cross paths with Halle Berry — the similarly named actress she’s often mistaken for — on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I didn’t want to argue, didn’t want to make him any more cross with me than he already was, so I said nothing.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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