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crisscrosses

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present tense third-person singular of crisscross

as in intersects

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The string will now form a straight line that intersects the y-axis at 12—giving the answer of 3 × 4 = 12.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
The timing also intersects with the beginning of the school year.

— Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

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Across from Laurel, a Black woman crosses her arms over her stomach, her short Afro behind a headband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The impact on schools is especially striking, says Marie Gorette Mutuyimana, a primary school teacher of 28 years who crosses the river twice every weekday to get to and from work.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The dog is ahead and has stopped by the tree that bisects the diagonal; the girl with the bright red coat who seems to be paused behind him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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