flies
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“It’s throw it, pitch away, play away, hope he flies out to left,” Kershaw said.
From Los Angeles Times
No matter who flies it, the wings still hold.
Although the structural "blueprint" was first identified in fruit flies, its relevance extends to human biology.
From Science Daily
Xi has made the fight against corruption a central pillar of his rule beginning with his "tigers and flies" anti-corruption drive targeting both high-level and low-level officials, launched shortly after he took power in 2013.
From BBC
Deer flies and mosquitoes came and started gnawing on me.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.