across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Vinegar valentines made their way across the pond to the United States in the mid-1800s.
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Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
In a video shared by the departments, two firefighters who were tethered to ropes walked across the pond to the hole.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Banijay and All3Media are reportedly merging, Sky wants to buy ITV and, across the pond, the biggest industry deal of the millennia, Netflix and Warners, rumbles on.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
It's been a different story across the pond.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
In a video shared by the departments, two firefighters who were tethered to ropes walked across the pond to the hole.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Banijay and All3Media are reportedly merging, Sky wants to buy ITV and, across the pond, the biggest industry deal of the millennia, Netflix and Warners, rumbles on.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
It's been a different story across the pond.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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