flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path Ahrens said the circular shape also serves another purpose, since the Amphitheater is a flight path for Kansas City International Airport. Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 Their flight path described a set of perfect lines, intentionally unlike any shape that precipitation takes in nature. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Police later followed Fauolo’s flight path and found a gun, which was linked to him through a DNA test, the complaint says. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 This approach reduces the computing workload and allows the UAV to quickly react to obstacles while maintaining a smooth and efficient flight path. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path
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Noun
  • But the overall trajectory is upward.
    Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • The gig that had really pushed Schwartz into his current career trajectory was a college internship at financial services giant Accenture.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The incredible Hulk guest stars in the first arc, while Hell’s Kitchen’s favorite blind superhero Daredevil stops by in the second arc.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But family scenes help ground Kiyoko’s tearjerker in universal questions of shame and self-acceptance that land harder through Coley’s arc than the on-again-off-again fling surrounding her growth.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The journey is meant to revive a sea route not used for 300 years, and one that in the past could’ve been considered nearly impossible –– given the lack of maps and the crude vessels early navigators of the Bashi Channel once used.
    Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • For more information on the DDOT routes, visit the city's website or call 313-933-1300.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Internationally collaborative and open-science efforts such as this are putting us on a path toward a meaningful treatment to halt the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
  • His family still has a letter from Hubert Humphrey encouraging that path.
    Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • This environment is continuously unlocking new pathways to discovering and solving problems, and the very tools of science itself are transforming in unprecedented ways.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Watching teams and players decide when to challenge and when not to has been fun, and keeping track of who’s good at it has been entertaining, as well.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The 19 acres in Jackson Park feature a big playground and a track field, with outdoor grills for use by picnickers.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • That could include establishing working groups on key bilateral issues—nuclear policy, the Arctic, and commercial relations, for example—and holding initial meetings to set the agenda and lay out the first steps.
    Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
  • As the two men climbed down the steps, they were struck by the dank, musty air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In any case, the recent discovery suggests the only way to avoid some mosasaurs was to stay out of the water altogether.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025

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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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