sorties

plural of sortie
as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores

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Recent Examples of sorties China has, in recent years, been ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan through near-daily sorties across the midline of the strait and large-scale military exercises aiming to punish the Beijing-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party government in Taipei. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 The aircraft traveled 86,000 nautical miles, with the sailors completing 23,000 hours of safe flight operations and about 11,000 sorties, Bauernschmidt told reporters from The Center Square and other media. Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025 The July 24-28 clashes, the worst fighting between the countries in more than a decade, involved exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties that killed at least 43 and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides. Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 Future sorties will push the sensor suite’s limits, gathering imagery to refine tracking algorithms and prove out data-delivery timelines. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Daily excursions—led by expert naturalists—span snorkeling with sea lions, kayaking along lava cliffs, paddleboarding through mangroves and hikes through volcanic landscapes.
    Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If taking excursions booked with a third party that is not the cruise line, check with the third party to make sure their times are correct and are strictly enforced to prohibit delays.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Street food tours through Gwangjang Market echo scenes of communal joy found in the film’s lighter moments.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Zillow owns Follow Up Boss, one of the largest CRMs for real estate professionals, where AI is being used to lighten the load of human real estate agents juggling calls, notes, follow-ups, and property tours.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

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