- present participle of cross.
crossing
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Coissac said 150 of the people on the boat that sank off Djibouti had previously been turned back from Yemen but had attempted the crossing again.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The soon-to-open crossing will let the big cats seek mates in the Simi Hills and beyond — and allow fresh blood to travel into their neck of the woods, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Barcelona winger hugged the touchline for much of the World Cup, being released in behind before crossing it, rather than finding space in the box.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kazakhstan, which shares the longest land border with Russia, has imposed temperature checks for those crossing the border, the country’s state-controlled news agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Few would risk crossing the Atlantic without a copy of Appleton’s Railroad and Steamboat Companion.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Since September 10, the IOM detected more than 20,000 crossings to Djibouti from Ethiopia, despite a surge in conflict in Yemen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Practically, the core purpose is to mitigate any future crossings of the military demarcation line,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The provisional total for Channel crossings this year is 19,451.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Signum one has four variables: Brent crude oil, the 10-year yield, the number of Hormuz crossings and the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
There was an ancient highway that ran down from Isengard to the crossings.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
