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Recent Examples of flight path
Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Along Foreman’s flight path, police found a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol, both of which were used to fire at the victims.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
This causes a sudden, disorienting shift in the drone’s flight path, making it that much harder for the anti-drone missile to do its job.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Along Foreman’s flight path, police found a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol, both of which were used to fire at the victims.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
This causes a sudden, disorienting shift in the drone’s flight path, making it that much harder for the anti-drone missile to do its job.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
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Here, Gross looks back at his career trajectory, discusses how the industry has changed over the past few decades and his plans for the future.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Which means the valuation trajectory for Canada’s baseball team looks like, yes, a hockey stick.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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The 285 shots he’s nailed beyond the 3-point arc are the second-most in NBA history, leaving him behind Duncan Robinson’s top mark of 326.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The father and son had allegedly been walking along the path of Les Feixades, which is a popular hiking route that families take daily, when the tragedy occurred, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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By controlling the pressure inside the robot’s body and the temperature of the actuators, the researchers were able to steer it through intricate paths.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Sylvain White and featuring early performances from Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, and Chris Brown, the film celebrates movement as both self-expression and a path toward belonging—perfect for the spirit of Homecoming season.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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The message here is that there can be more to life than football — other jobs, other pathways.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Metro Nashville Public Schools has teamed up with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Nashville to offer a tuition-free technical training pathway for graduates.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
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Period atmosphere gets a boost from the soundtrack, which pulls together tracks from DJ Luck & MC Neat, The Midnight, Louise Browne and composer Gregory Dombrowski, who works out of Los Angeles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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On a recent weekday, a group of friends settled into a leather booth, the speakers above them blaring a pop-punk track from the early two-thousands.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Nestled along a private stretch of creek, the hotel feels secluded and tranquil but is also steps away from the heart of town.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs are back, just as quickly as they were dismissed, and that’s in more than ways than post-game one-liners exuding some confidence after a convincing 30-17 win against the red-hot Lions.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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