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across the line(s)
DCHP-3.1 (Oct 2026)
in the United States of America.
See: line ((n.))(def. 2)
Quotations
1825
The landlord was demonstrating his claim to be considered a yankee from having been [a]cross the line on a smuggling expedition where he lost his whole venture.
1849
It was not mere theory. They saw prosperity on the other side of the lines. Products were across the lines worth 20 per cent more than here. Property 50 per cent more.
1958
Unions can't do anything without the okay from across the line.
2014
The Indians from BritishColumbia “are more or less intermarried with the Indians in west-ern Washington and Yakima and for the last 40 years (and more)hundreds of the B.C. Indians have come across the line to visitand work during the fruit and hops harvests.”
2020
“Interestingly enough, that was up to 88 per cent if you just look at the respondents from British Columbia. So that tells us that British Columbians are even more concerned about travel across borders,” explains Karina Guy with KPMG, which conducted the poll.Across the line in Bellingham, City Council President Gene Knutson, says the limits on travel have hit hard in Whatcom County.