crossing

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There’s a great train-track crossing sequence that’s also a vicious callback to Richard Dreyfuss’ epiphany in “Close Encounters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

According to the team's calculations, these ultraheavy nuclei may lose energy more slowly than protons or lighter nuclei while crossing intergalactic space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The crossing route is overseas from North Africa to Italy and Malta.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In recent weeks, dozens of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, The Wall Street Journal reported late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Now we were crossing the Grote Markt, the walls of the great cathedral glowing a thousand shades of gray in the crystal light.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom