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was bridged
noun
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. The upper bony ridge of the human nose. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
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The gap was bridged, and the danger averted.
Once the issue was recast in this way, the gap was bridged.
And beyond the simply practical, it's high time the gender gap was bridged.
That gulf between writing as a slightly pathological thing I did, and becoming an actual writer, was bridged".
The gap was bridged and Voeckler made his move with less than 1km to go solo to victory.
There may be two divisions between the sides but the gulf in status was bridged throughout by Burnley's superior commitment, industry and, at times, skill.
That unexpected gap in Bolger's record was bridged when Quantitativeeasing, second last year, stayed on strongly to beat his stable companion Cantlow, by three lengths.
The political divide between men and women was bridged in 2006 when a wave of anti-Republican sentiment swept the country.
That gap was bridged by an ingenious piece: a black shirt with a long rolling cotton scarf buttoned to the collar ($318).
At the global level, the economic case for equality has also been soundly made: $28 trillion could be added to annual global GDP if the gender pay gap was bridged.
"It is encouraging that the gap between the minority community and the troopers was bridged so that both could support this bill," said the Rev. Reginald T. Jackson, executive director of the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey.
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