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as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds

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noun (2)

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But Hatton missed an appearance at an event a day later and his manager had arrived at his house on the morning of the 14th to take him to a flight to Dubai, where Hatton was found unresponsive. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 Barkhimer was restrained, and the flight was diverted to Boise Airport. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 She was scheduled for a flight later that week. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 But to kind of change things up, to get on the field, to see the flight of the baseball is also important. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight

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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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