over the way
idiom
British
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live over the way from us.
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High-ranking Wisconsin Democrats on Sunday praised Biden's withdrawal from the the race and threw their support to Vice President Kamala Harris to assume the top of the ticket, while Republicans cast suspicion over the way Democrats have handled the saga.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
In the spring of 1999, the music executive Steve Stoute claimed that Combs and two bodyguards attacked him over the way Combs was depicted in a music video.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 July 2024
In seeking a stay of his ruling, lawyers for the state said Florida would have no control over the way gender-affirming care is provided if the decision is not blocked.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the actor, whose last day on the ABC soap was June 27, has one regret over the way his character, Dr. Hamilton Finn, wrapped his time in Port Charles.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 July 2024
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
In the spring of 1999, the music executive Steve Stoute claimed that Combs and two bodyguards attacked him over the way Combs was depicted in a music video.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 July 2024
In seeking a stay of his ruling, lawyers for the state said Florida would have no control over the way gender-affirming care is provided if the decision is not blocked.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the actor, whose last day on the ABC soap was June 27, has one regret over the way his character, Dr. Hamilton Finn, wrapped his time in Port Charles.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 July 2024
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