as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over
cut across the field on the way to school
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The highway traverses the ancestral homelands of more than 25 tribal nations.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
Over an efficient five tracks, West traverses the sonic styles of her generation — from nu-metal riffs to rage-rap 808s — with dazzling confidence.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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That includes where decisions are made, who depends on whose output, where information crosses boundaries and where the backflow points are.—
Barbara Wittmann,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The power ballad notably crosses between genre lines—hip-hop artists, R&B artists, rock groups, and pop stars have all sung power ballads in their respective genres.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2026
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Baker’s Stanford is a strong candidate, and his book follows in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Wall Street chronicle Liar’s Poker, but with more pimples and less eye contact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Nadal follows the likes of Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz, Roger Federer and Serena Williams in documenting his career and its end, but he is not listed as a producer on the series.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Later in the inning, after walks to Trout and Jorge Soler, Meckler came up with two outs.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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The sales rep walks in with context on everyone in the room.—
Dee Blohm,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Doctor Who, the longest-running British sci-fi television series, follows the stories of a regenerating Time Lord who travels on adventures through all of time and space.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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The Doctor) who travels on adventures through all of time and space.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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As the retail world navigates the first half of 2026, a strange paradox has taken hold of the global fashion industry.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Mexico, where 11-year-old Bruno navigates the ups and downs of childhood and begins to question his sexuality.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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“Cuts (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20%28across%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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