across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Meanwhile, across the pond in London, couple Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton share a special announcement on the red carpet at the premiere of Hiddleton's new film The Life of Chuck.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 June 2025
Pornhub bans are moving across the pond, with the adult site blocking access in France over the country's age-verification law.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
Turner’s performances at the Gold Cup in ’21 put him on the international map, and propelled him from the New England Revolution in MLS across the pond to Arsenal.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Member of British parliament Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and architect of the Brexit movement, declared that the approach was having an influence across the pond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 June 2025
Pornhub bans are moving across the pond, with the adult site blocking access in France over the country's age-verification law.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
Turner’s performances at the Gold Cup in ’21 put him on the international map, and propelled him from the New England Revolution in MLS across the pond to Arsenal.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Member of British parliament Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and architect of the Brexit movement, declared that the approach was having an influence across the pond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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