flies
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Afterward, the 80-year-old president flies home to Washington or Palm Beach, Fla., arriving late in the evening, sometimes after midnight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Inside the marble ballroom of the Las Vegas–ready restaurant on Long Island, the award ceremony flies by as I work my way through a plate of samosas and nurse a mango lassi.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
Although the experiments were conducted in fruit flies and mice, the researchers believe the underlying mechanism could eventually help scientists develop new approaches to preserving muscle strength and mobility in humans.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
She flies about once a month and finds one in her seat around half the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
His sublime portraits are partly the product of his time with ravenous flies and rotting bodies.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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