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flight paths

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plural of flight path

as in trajectories

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The test was conducted to verify critical hypersonic technologies, including flight trajectories, speed, guidance and control systems, and the vehicle’s ability to maneuver at low altitudes.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
But much of the deleveraging framework, Condon acknowledged, assumes the underlying businesses continue to perform largely in line with their pre-transaction trajectories, making execution incredibly important.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of trajectories

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Its aim is to make rail practical for shipments that are often moved by trucks because conventional freight trains are less flexible on shorter routes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
But Huang regards it as just another attractor in the landscape — albeit a potentially catastrophic one — that can be all too easily accessed by many different routes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of routes

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These cocktail cars are the latest additions in a decade of Skunk Train team improvisations in the wake of long history and, more recently, trouble on the tracks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Officers noted that both crossing arms were lowered and the warning lights were on when the person walked onto the tracks.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracks

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Beach erosion and flooding of beach parking lots and pathways are likely.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Making pathways to the jobs of the future easier to navigate is in the interest of companies and workers alike, and will pay off for households, communities and the economy at large.

— Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathways

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His view on cross-border storytelling was shared across the panel as multilingual and multicultural filmmaking opens more paths to audiences.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Amenities and experiences Not an amenity forward hotel per se, no gym, spa or restaurant, but the hotel does offer bikes to explore Stanley Park nearby or the paths that go by the waterfront.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

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