over the way
idiom
British
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live over the way from us.
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In October, Trump sued CBS News over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Black Americans’ approval over the way Trump has handled inflation and prices has also decreased.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The purchase comes after six years of publicly feuding with Borchetta and Braun over the way the original sale was handled, as well as the re-releases of four of her first six albums: Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Burgos is hardly the only one to raise alarm bells over the way landlords would react to Mamdani's policies.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Black Americans’ approval over the way Trump has handled inflation and prices has also decreased.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The purchase comes after six years of publicly feuding with Borchetta and Braun over the way the original sale was handled, as well as the re-releases of four of her first six albums: Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Burgos is hardly the only one to raise alarm bells over the way landlords would react to Mamdani's policies.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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“Over the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20way. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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