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Recent Examples of bridge In one example reported by Nevada Today, a small bridge was constructed by seven concrete parts strung together with posttensioned cables. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Also recommended: to build bridges with the country’s moderate Sunni rebels and Druze communities. Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024 Humiliated at the prospect of being seen, the son ran off with Jimenez’s camera and threatened to throw it over the bridge. Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024 Time will tell about the impact of these efforts on climate change and the financial outcome for the businesses that must shift their typical construction products for state roads, highways and bridges to new greener ones. Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bridge 
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Noun
  • Barriers To New Development: Is there available land nearby, and what are the entitlement barriers to building competing shopping centers?
    Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That evening, in the no man’s land, a field strewn with empty water bottles, four Shia families sat on a picnic blanket around a burner attached to a gas tank, looking scared and drinking yerba mate.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In 2024, researchers published findings in the journal Nature that showed European permaculture projects cultivated soil that sequestered significantly more carbon than what is found on nearby traditional farms.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This includes tender perennials like dahlias, cannas, gladiolus, agapanthus, and elephant ears. Plants in Fluctuating Temperatures In regions with frequent freeze-thaw cycles, especially in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 and 8, soil can shift and expose roots to damage.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Despite sharing the same Caribbean island of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic have vastly different cultures and economies.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Francis, originally from Argentina and the first pope from the Americas, has traveled widely around the Mediterranean since becoming pontiff in 2013, visiting Malta, the Greek island of Lesbos, and the Italian island of Lampedusa.
    Reuters, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Notes of plum, earth and spice round out the finish.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The earth’s global temperature experiences natural variation over time.
    Elizabeth Weise, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The printer involves a movable framework with a printhead attached to a rig that moves across a ground layer.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Post said the power vacuum could compromise Seoul's ability to respond to possible changes in trade policy given President-elect Donald Trump's threats to seek higher tariffs and suggestion that South Korea should pay high amounts for the 30,000 American troops on the peninsula.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Healing from the inside-out at Euphoria Retreat, Greece Hidden away in Greece’s olive-rich Peloponnese peninsula, Euphoria Retreat has recently launched 360-degree Euphoria Methodos Advanced Medical Programs.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This is why treadmills collect dust, gym memberships go unused and diets fail.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Who decided that Curtis Bay coal dust and Belair Road accidents were more timely and relevant to your readers?
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridge. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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