over the way
idiom
British
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live over the way from us.
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Burgos is hardly the only one to raise alarm bells over the way landlords would react to Mamdani's policies.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Trump had sued Paramount over the way CBS News edited a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Trump then went on to his $20 billion lawsuit against Paramount and CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Free’s complaint in February over the way that the DNC’s vice chair election was run started the process that resulted in Hogg losing his position as vice chair.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Trump had sued Paramount over the way CBS News edited a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Trump then went on to his $20 billion lawsuit against Paramount and CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Free’s complaint in February over the way that the DNC’s vice chair election was run started the process that resulted in Hogg losing his position as vice chair.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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“Over the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20way. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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