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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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Yet Lyon were not going to fall out of the top flight without a fight. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 July 2025 Tickets for the nonstop flight went on sale Thursday evening in the United app or at United.com. Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025 When his flight home was delayed, Pool asked a colleague to cover his shift at the camp. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 Additionally, LaGuardia Airport was seeing delays of up to three hours, with the FAA implementing a Traffic Management Program for incoming flights. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 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 Jul. 2025.

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