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Several male chimps who had bridged cliques within the larger group died from disease, weakening social ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But Egyptian and Qatari reports said mediators had bridged the gaps between the two sides and both were committed to continue implementation.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025

At Magdeburg, where it had bridged the Elbe, the "Hell on Wheels" Division was forced to backtrack for the first time in 30 months of fighting Germans.

From Time Magazine Archive

In some six decades the people of that region had bridged the gulf between a life like that of the border ballads—the life of the pioneer—and the modern life of telephone and radio.

From Time Magazine Archive

The frost, however, had bridged it in several places, and these were quickly found.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan