fly
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Mallen’s Barbara is the third corner of this triangle, and when she and Okonedo square off in a motherly showdown, sparks fly and harsh truths pour out.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 6, 2026
A camera operator built a custom housing that kept his hands warm at –40 degrees Celsius while he maintained enough dexterity to fly a drone.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 6, 2026
With many private charter operators, it is the pilots alone evaluating factors such as weather and making the call on whether to fly or not, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 5, 2026
It is also been working to allow its drones to fly higher, and carry heavier orders over longer distances.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 5, 2026
Gelifen couldn’t yet fly alongside her, so she tucked him into her jumper, his beaked face protruding from the blue wool at the top.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Ryanair, which is Europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers and flies mainly across the continent, said the cost of fuel not subject to advance purchase agreements had soared owing to the US-Iran war.
From Barron's β Nov. 2, 2026
For the rest of the half, Hibs were terrific, albeit against a Hearts team dropping like flies.
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
The crux of this story is on Nelson and Morrison’s shoulders, and their sincerity flies in the face of good judgment and self-editing, giving viewers a palpable sense of their egos.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
Critics argue repricing flies in the face of holding managers accountable for stock performance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 24, 2026
He rubbed his belly and said June bugs had more flavor and crunch than flies.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
The flyer is from high-school junior Avi Lichtenstein, who is so worried about his future that he’s asking strangers if he can follow them to work.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
Recently, I watched someone stop on the street to read a flyer for a Repair Fair.
From Salon β Sep. 6, 2026
Everton are off to a bit of a flyer under David Moyes - beating Palace and then Preston North End in the EFL Cup.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 2026
He came back to Iowa to meet them again a year later, this time with a date, a venue and a flyer he could hand to them.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
I don’t want to look like I’m spying on them, so I grab a flyer from the announcement board and pretend to read it.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
It’s the flyest — all the young ballers are in there.
From Los Angeles Times β May 9, 2025
She told her fellow graduates and their families that they were “the flyest class ever to do it.”
From Seattle Times β Jul. 15, 2023
Unlike her fellow Jersey teens who insist that superheroes aren’t cool, Kamala Khan, the heroine of Marvel’s upcoming Ms. Marvel series, thinks capes are the flyest thing in the world.
From The Verge β Mar. 15, 2022
In denim overalls, a matching jacket and red cap, he cruises out on what looks like the concert platform of the flyest club in town.
From New York Times β Apr. 8, 2021
Black treated her like she was the flyest girl alive.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Last week, Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials flew to Tehran and met with Iranian military officials.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
President Nawrocki flew back to Warsaw and entered the court building himself early Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
It just flew past us on all the straights, more often than not.
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
Forced out for the last time, Batista flew to Jacksonville and unsuccessfully requested asylum in the U.S.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
Gran’s eyes flew open, and she grabbed my arm with a surprisingly firm grip.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Central Florida’s Coco Jaimes flied out to end the inning, but the Knights had scored three to cut UCLA’s lead to 6-4.
From Los Angeles Times β May 24, 2026
Freeman, however, flied out to leave more baserunners stranded.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 2025
Phillips then came up and in with a 95-mph sinker, and McNeil flied out to shallow center field, Nimmo holding at third.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2024
On Tuesday, Ohtani struck out twice, flied out and had a broken-bat single.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2024
In the seventh inning Merkle began with a two-base hit to left field Herzog flied out to Wagner.
From Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 by
Following swirling speculation over his whereabouts, the 45-year-old was seen disembarking the jet at Opa-Locka Executive Airport outside Miami, having flown via Argentina and Ecuador.
From Barron's β Oct. 28, 2026
He added that some of the 203 passengers had flown home, but others were still in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
If you’ve never flown a drone, now is your chance; and if you have, this exhibit allows you to test your skills.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
Arsenal's match against Fleetwood Town in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup was delayed for more than eight minutes after a drone was flown above the stadium while play was ongoing.
From BBC β Oct. 27, 2026
On June 10, 1943, exactly a year after they’d flown their first combat mission, there was a special ceremony to celebrate the honor of being named the 46th Guards earlier that year.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
The Cybertruck ditched traditional boxy pickup design for sharp angles and a stainless-steel body, said to be inspired by the iconic DeLorean DMC-12, the flying car in ‘Back to the Future.’
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
“L.A. has been flying blind when it comes to measuring the impacts of the dollars spent,” said Cole, a Pasadena City Council member.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 5, 2026
He then said he "went down, my phone went flying", before Williams said "get your phone".
From BBC β Nov. 5, 2026
This latest screen adaptation featuring flying elephants and gargantuan-sized demons is bursting with computer-generated visual effects, known in the industry as VFX.
From Barron's β Nov. 5, 2026
The guinea pigs across the hilltops, the fairies in the grove, and flying on a real shooting star.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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