as in gliding
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Even immature birds with limited experience were able to navigate mountainous terrain for hours at a time without powered flight, highlighting the species’ extreme specialization for energy-efficient soaring.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025 -
This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Sep. 2023
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This was a significant factor in the ballooning of Medicaid.—
Jeremy Nighohossian,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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If his contract demands start ballooning into Max Fried territory, Atlanta will politely excuse itself.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Hang gliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20gliding. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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