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While the rivalry between Iran and Turkey plays out in the region, there are accusations that the two countries collude in other ways such as permitting Iranian overflights that supply Hezbollah.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
An overflight on March 7 measured about 450 metric tons per day of sulfur dioxide from Mount Spurr's summit vent -- an increase from less than 50 metric tons in December, according to the observatory.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Within this corridor all nations enjoy high-seas freedom of navigation, overflight, and other internationally lawful uses of the sea related to these freedoms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
An overflight of the volcano on December 27 showed the extent of the new, dark, black lava flows from the eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
An overflight on March 7 measured about 450 metric tons per day of sulfur dioxide from Mount Spurr's summit vent -- an increase from less than 50 metric tons in December, according to the observatory.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Within this corridor all nations enjoy high-seas freedom of navigation, overflight, and other internationally lawful uses of the sea related to these freedoms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
An overflight of the volcano on December 27 showed the extent of the new, dark, black lava flows from the eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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