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Recent Examples of flyboy
The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station.
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Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 July 2024
There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2023
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
28 Nov. 2022
This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars.
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Vulture,
18 Nov. 2022
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Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 July 2024
There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2023
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
28 Nov. 2022
This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars.
—
Vulture,
18 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
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The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours.
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The four founded Cursor in 2022, initially focusing on building an AI copilot for the mechanical engineering industry.
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Another pilot flying into Newark on a United Express flight operated by GoJet Airlines also reported seeing a drone at roughly 2,000 feet, according to ATC audio from around the same time.
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Netanyahu said that Israel is allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory, while the Israeli military is establishing two pilot zones.
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Bennett is a former Navy helicopter pilot and served for over a decade and also worked as a test pilot and served in the Air National Guard.
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The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours.
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However, instead of the rounded bug-eye styles favored by early-aughts paparazzi fixtures like Nicole Richie and Mary-Kate Olsen, mask-like aviator silhouettes are the way to go.
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The wraparound aviator style is yellow-tinted, larger than life, and vintage-inspired at its core.
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National Guard soldiers and airmen will be tasked with crowd control, traffic management and security patrols.
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Edwards Air Force Base The group was acting as a Combined Test Force, or CTF, which the airfield described as a unique construct where active-duty airmen work with military contractors and government civilians to complete specific projects.
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