across the pond

phrase

informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.

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After 12 years, the director is moving across the pond to take up the reins as the director of Tate in London. — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 The seismic changes at Netflix have rippled across the pond, with up to 3% of the streamer’s London HQ laid off, it has now been confirmed. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 The first episode of Season 4 plunges viewers into Gladys’ struggle in the throes of childbirth across the pond. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 Its original location on a spit of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the salt pond may have been a bit too ambitious—after suffering damage from the 1938 New England Hurricane, it was relocated across the pond, reopening in 1939. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for across the pond

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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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