coast-to-coast
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of coast-to-coast
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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The companies’ proposed $71.5 billion merger, announced in July, would form a single company controlling coast-to-coast rail shipments for the first time in U.S. history.
The two railroads, which control tracks on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, contend that by joining forces they could reduce bottlenecks at the Midwest interchanges and get coast-to-coast deliveries to retailers and factories faster.
What do you think is the best way to speed up coast-to-coast deliveries?
It also continued to grow its coast-to-coast consumer and commercial bank, which today has $1.96 trillion in deposits, second only to JPMorgan Chase.
One would hope that economic commentators coast-to-coast mentioned Green as their “person I’m most thankful for” at their family gatherings that week, because he gave them something to masticate ever since.
From Los Angeles Times
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