recross
Britishverb
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But the general also begged his ragged, exhausted troops—the 2,400 or so left who could still carry muskets—to follow him one more time and recross the river to strike the enemy encampment at Trenton.
That’s why you see people who are expelled, they often try right away again to recross into the United States and see if they have better luck on their second or third try.
From Slate
Over the years, their paths will diverge and recross as each struggles with the lingering effects of trauma.
From Washington Post
And, most ironic, we are also reminded by these literary disjunctions that it is precisely this mental chasm that members of the younger generation must now recross in reverse in order to resolve themselves as whole Chinese Americans; in “The Joy Luck Club” we get a suggestion of the attendant confusion they must expect to endure in order to get to the other side.
From New York Times
The auto industry is especially vulnerable, given that parts frequently cross and recross the Channel multiple times for specialized processing before landing in finished vehicles.
From New York Times
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