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Recent Examples of runway
The recent renaissance of raffia totes dates back to the spring 2021 season when they were seen on the runway at Loewe and The Row.
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Irene Kim, Vogue, 30 May 2026
Without an infinite runway, there was less room to subsidize behavior that might not become sustainable.
—Hebron Sher, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The jet released the unpowered spaceplane, and its two pilots steered Unity to a runway landing at Spaceport America.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
The four-runway airport, owned by the Broward County Aviation Department, is often used by flight-training schools and small planes owned by residents.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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Irene Kim, Vogue, 30 May 2026
Without an infinite runway, there was less room to subsidize behavior that might not become sustainable.
—Hebron Sher, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The jet released the unpowered spaceplane, and its two pilots steered Unity to a runway landing at Spaceport America.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
The four-runway airport, owned by the Broward County Aviation Department, is often used by flight-training schools and small planes owned by residents.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
Noun
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The center was rapidly constructed last summer on an airstrip deep in the Florida Everglades and has faced criticism since opening.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Tristan da Cunha has 221 inhabitants and no airstrip.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Roughly 35 horses bolted through city streets following the unexpected fireworks, the outlet said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Therefore, consider tanning to be a bit like seeing the police or the army assemble in the streets around you.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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Both were able to spot tracks, on dusty roads, and follow the tracks to successfully find wildlife.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Nine crucial years of expansion and solidification of the pernicious institution went by, speeding the nation’s road toward a grinding war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Similar safety complaints have been made around TCU, where students can often be found riding e-scooters on campus sidewalks and adjacent roadways.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Public roadways will remain open, and a no-fly zone for drones will be in effect at Meadowbrook Park.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Noun
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First Street was essentially a four-lane highway, which meant that downtown had become a place to pass through, rather than a destination.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Drivers can once again embark on the state’s most famous road trip, covering the 100 miles between Cambria to the south and Carmel to the north without leaving the two-lane coastal highway.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Today’s avant-gardistes are opening new addresses along rue Jean de La Fontaine, Auteuil’s main thoroughfare, that are helping reinvigorate the village while keeping its history and tradition close.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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