flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path More is automated, including the ability to fly in a pre-set flight path. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2026 The pop-star-to-film-star flight path often ends in a crash. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Born and raised in Huntington Park, Thompson-Hernández grew up beneath the LAX flight path and the roar of planes departing from and arriving at the airport dominated his soundscape. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026 Currently, the Orion heat shield is widely believed to be the biggest risk to the crew; NASA has said the concern is addressed by changes to the Artemis II flight path. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path
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Noun
  • On current trajectories, these economies are expected to generate only about 400 million jobs over that same period — leaving a gap of staggering proportions.
    Ajaypal Banga, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Markets, policymakers and regional leaders are now watching closely to see how far the conflict spreads, and whether the power shift in Tehran alters Iran’s political trajectory or further entrenches its security-first stance.
    Garrett Downs,Greg Iacurci,Azhar Sukri,Spriha Srivastava,Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In one reading, Louise’s terrorist arc is a refreshing subversion of the political correctness of Cash’s millennial forebears, the Patricia Lockwoods and Sally Rooneys and Sheila Hetis of the world, who might never dream of straying from their lane of lived experience.
    Malavika Kannan, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But for ski mountaineering films like Trango, the storytelling and narrative arc are just icing on the cake.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Accessibility The InterContinental has accessible routes, wheelchair-accessible rooms (with options for roll-in showers), and visual alarms, in addition to accessible parking, a pool hoist, braille signage, and accessible meeting rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Still, a bigger headache for Beijing appears to be extensive conflict in the region and major disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping route for crude from countries including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Today’s Full Moon, also a Lunar Eclipse, elevates your 10th House of Prestige, shining a clear light on your public path.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Mid-course navigation can correct the missile’s path outside the atmosphere, maintaining accuracy even under countermeasures.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • By building continuous superionic pathways inside a biomimetic flexible framework, the researchers showed that high ionic conductivity and mechanical compliance do not have to compete.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
  • For similar reasons, the ULPs against the NCAA, USC and UCLA were also pulled, effectively abandoning what had appeared to be a viable administrative pathway to securing employee status for college athletes.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cargos and track pants also feature.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Denver is on track to see measurable snowfall between Thursday night and Friday evening, but the exact amount of snow expected was still up in the air on Monday, according to the weather service.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • House Democratic leaders had already begun steps to bring the measure to the floor before the weekend strikes, and the bombing campaign only accelerated those efforts.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Also, strong steps against the Russian shadow fleet that surreptitiously transports energy products, designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and other economic measures strongly penalizing Russia and aiding Ukraine.
    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After suffering defeat in the north London derby on his debut as Tottenham Hotspur interim manager, Igor Tudor must find a way to get a positive reaction out of his new players at Craven Cottage this Sunday.
    Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • By threading the needle, OpenAI found a way to placate both the Pentagon and its own employees, many of whom are skeptical of AI use in the military.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026

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