across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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The opposite is true across the pond, where inflation is persistent and growth has cooled — with unknown risks from Trump's trade policy.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Olympic soccer star Naomi Girma is taking her skills across the pond after signing a record-breaking deal to play four years at the Chelsea Women football club in England, becoming the first woman to cross the million-dollar threshold in the sport.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
The superstar is back on the charts across the pond this week with not one, but two albums.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Olympic soccer star Naomi Girma is taking her skills across the pond after signing a record-breaking deal to play four years at the Chelsea Women football club in England, becoming the first woman to cross the million-dollar threshold in the sport.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
The superstar is back on the charts across the pond this week with not one, but two albums.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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