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traverse

[trav-ers, truh-vurs] / ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs /




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Surrounded by undulating circles, spots and stripes, red-roofed Lebanese abodes and white-masted schooners traverse an unsettled horizon line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

“It’s not easy to traverse all of these worlds, but it’s part of what makes him so unique,” says his older sister and manager, the director Kanyessa McMahon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

All three countries are knit together by the Himalayas and river systems that traverse from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"It's quite literally impossible to traverse, whether on foot or in a vehicle, from the other side into this area. Furthermore, this is not the will of the people of this region."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

It’s splendid, no question, but the thought you cannot escape is that you have to walk this view, and this is the barest fraction of what you will traverse before you’ve finished.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

A public gravel road traverses the ranch on the way to a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“This technology will help us find Luke Skywalker as he traverses the universe in his X-Wing. This technology is a necessary, necessary force.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

However paradoxical it may seem, it has a directly measurable effect on the atomic cloud that the photon traverses.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

With nothing but a handheld camcorder, a man traverses endless corridors and rooms adorned with soft-chartreuse wallpaper.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

She turns right, then left, traverses half a block and steps neatly through the open door of a shop.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

As a young man, Francisco traversed it on horseback, eking out a living by draining resin from the towering pines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

This space has been traversed for nearly four months by Jared Kushner, whom I first met about 18 months ago, when he introduced himself after a foreign policy lecture I had given.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Before the Gulf crisis, about 70 oil and natural gas tankers traversed the Strait of Hormuz every day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

They traversed the Khangai Mountains to reach the shores of Lake Khövsgöl - aka the Blue Pearl of Mongolia.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Why, in the past twenty-four hours alone, she had traversed a forest on foot in uncomfortable boots, spent the night in a cave, and befriended a terrifying wolf.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The production’s adventurousness, traversing every corner of Brad Bentz’s scenic design, can have a diffuse effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Jamie Peva has spent over three decades selling Georgetown real estate, often traversing the historic neighborhood by bicycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit chokepoint in the region, will remain "accessible" even as Iran imposes fees on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

And the three-hour performance was a reminder that his global success didn't happen overnight, with him digging deep into his eight-year discography - traversing trap and reggaeton fusions.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

We had to stop and walk a few times, traversing rickety wooden bridges stretching across ponds.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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