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as in intersections
a place where roads meet
turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles
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Recent Examples of crossings
The wall is under heavy scrutiny for the billions of dollars being dedicated to it when border crossings are at their lowest in decades.
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Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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Deva Lee,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Collectively, these changes affect travel logistics, documentation requirements and border crossings.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Nineteen commodities vessels entered the Gulf on Monday, matching the number of entries by such ships recorded last Wednesday, when total crossings reached a wartime high of 70, Kpler data showed.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have targeted supply routes for Russian troops, railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Long-haul crossings of multiple time zones creates jet lag on arrival — the body’s internal clock remaining aligned to home time rather than local time, disrupting sleep, alertness and performance.
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Alan McCall,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
This is the most such crossings since the start of the conflict, albeit still well below the 130 to 160 sailings that typically are completed.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
—
Deva Lee,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Collectively, these changes affect travel logistics, documentation requirements and border crossings.
—
Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Nineteen commodities vessels entered the Gulf on Monday, matching the number of entries by such ships recorded last Wednesday, when total crossings reached a wartime high of 70, Kpler data showed.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have targeted supply routes for Russian troops, railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Long-haul crossings of multiple time zones creates jet lag on arrival — the body’s internal clock remaining aligned to home time rather than local time, disrupting sleep, alertness and performance.
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Alan McCall,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
This is the most such crossings since the start of the conflict, albeit still well below the 130 to 160 sailings that typically are completed.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossings
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New to Alaska this year is MSC Cruises, which will have its MSC Poesia doing round-trip voyages from Seattle.
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The ship is currently operating Alaska voyages, according to CruiseMapper.
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Roundabouts will also be constructed at the intersections of McCart Avenue and McPherson Boulevard, and McCart Avenue and North Crowley-Cleburne Road.
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As the color guards and marching band made their way down Lafayette Street, intersections were closed to vehicle traffic and dozens of police officers cleared the street on horse, car and bicycle.
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Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.
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The new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
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“Crossings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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