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Recent Examples of cross action
Shurmur’s system leans on passing concepts that make his receivers work together—pick plays and crossing action—rather than in isolation routes on the outside.
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Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross action
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The worst performer on the index was Danish turbine-maker Vestas Wind, with a loss of about 8%, over changes to wind energy regulation in the U.S. Germany's Bayer was the third biggest loser due to the U.S. Supreme Court delaying a decision on a long-running litigation over its weedkiller.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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The unit’s federal litigation team is at the forefront of immigration fights in federal court, sometimes taking matters to the Supreme Court.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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The countersuit Williams filed a motion to dismiss and a counterclaim on Feb. 17 in response to Baumgarten’s complaint.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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These say that Honorable Justice Cavanagh has validated service of a notice of motion which sought to bring about the counterclaim.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Still, the lack of a clear succession plan is a cause of great anxiety in a country where the monarch has long served as a bastion of stability.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The cause of the Bootid meteor shower is dust and debris left in the inner solar system by comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, a near-Earth short-period comet that orbits the sun every six years.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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She was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages, and Depp was to pay $2 million, since Heard won one of the three claims in her countersuit.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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San Diego has begun filing countersuits against up to 1,000 people and businesses — both named and unnamed — accusing them of contributing to the flood.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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“Cross action.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20action. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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