across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Carpenter’s beloved project reappears on multiple lists across the pond, climbing on several while dipping slightly on the Official Albums Streaming chart.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
An Elevated Athletic Dress Americans love athleisure, a trend that’s been slower to catch on across the pond.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
Despite her eagerness to embrace life across the pond, Jess can’t leave her baggage behind.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
In Too Much, Megan Stalter’s Jessica Salmon describes her fantasies of life across the pond within other artists’ quotation marks: A little like a period drama, a little like a kooky BBC Three sitcom, a lot like Bridget Jones’s Diary.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
An Elevated Athletic Dress Americans love athleisure, a trend that’s been slower to catch on across the pond.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
Despite her eagerness to embrace life across the pond, Jess can’t leave her baggage behind.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
In Too Much, Megan Stalter’s Jessica Salmon describes her fantasies of life across the pond within other artists’ quotation marks: A little like a period drama, a little like a kooky BBC Three sitcom, a lot like Bridget Jones’s Diary.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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