across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Kate, too, has taken up beekeeping as a hobby—as has Meghan Markle across the pond.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
The stop was one of only four dates, beginning in London, making its way across the pond to Canada and New York, and returning home to the West Coast.
—Carolyn Burt, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
For a select few days in the capital of Northern Ireland, a unique merger of itself and its sister city across the pond, Nashville, occurred.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That means that viewers across the pond can tune in to the Olympics on streaming service Discovery+.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
The stop was one of only four dates, beginning in London, making its way across the pond to Canada and New York, and returning home to the West Coast.
—Carolyn Burt, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
For a select few days in the capital of Northern Ireland, a unique merger of itself and its sister city across the pond, Nashville, occurred.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That means that viewers across the pond can tune in to the Olympics on streaming service Discovery+.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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