bridge

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Recent Examples of bridge Police positioned on a bridge over the Santa Ana River executed a PIT maneuver, strategically hitting the side of the suspect’s truck and sending it into a guard rail. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 If individual members have the EU’s best interests in mind, bilateral talks could act as a bridge between the Trump administration and the EU at a time when the transatlantic relationship is more fragile than ever. Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025 After gate attendants assisted a separate group of customers and ushered them toward the jet bridge, Dali followed immediately behind, the video shows. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025 Photo : West Coast Modern A bridge hovers over the first floor. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bridge
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Noun
  • Last week, the Department of the Interior announced that land would be transferred to the Army, allowing the military would of federal land to support Border Patrol for a period of three years.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
    Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To minimize outdoor pollution during poor air quality, officials urged people to carpool; telecommute; reduce trips or take public transportation; slow down when driving on dirt roads; and stabilize loose soils.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Teams will eventually undertake soil studies and drone-based, multispectral ground sensing to measure potential improvements to soil quality and carbon capture capacity on farmland that uses these techniques.
    Robin Roenker, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On an artificial island in the city’s bay, architects have erected a mile-long wooden ring encircling dozens of pavilions.
    Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Oil, gas, and coal still generate the vast majority of power on the island.
    Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But climate change is altering that equation, especially in places like New England where coastal waters are warming faster than almost anywhere on earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, especially in winter, fueling a green crab boom.
    Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The earth has been razed bare as a result of deforestation, which has also weakened the soil layers that were washed away during the rainy season.
    Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The statement added that the aircraft are designed to destroy ground and air targets, and infrastructure facilities covered by air defense systems.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kyiv refuses to acknowledge Russian sovereignty over the peninsula, reportedly part of a draft peace plan from the U.S., though Trump denied this.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized Zelenskyy for refusing to recognize the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, as part of Russia.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The optional speakers can run on battery power for up to eight hours (recharged via USB-C port), and are rated to IP54 dust and water resistance.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • By analyzing the colors and structures within the dust cocoons, scientists infer the composition, density and temperature of the gas and dust — crucial insights into the conditions necessary for stars to ignite. 5.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridge. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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