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fly

[flahy] / flaɪ /






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Once birds could fly, they gained access to habitats and ways of life that were unavailable to their terrestrial dinosaur relatives.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Tanner Scott replaced him and got out of the jam by inducing Waldschmidt to fly out.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The ever-growing list of restrictions on cheap fares means you’re less likely to actually fly on the cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"We see examples of countries that have demonstrated the ability to get close or to fly by certain objects," said Archer.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

He never ran faster than he had to, but in a pinch he could fly.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

One cannot walk through the area, which is mostly a warehouse district surrounded by homes, without swatting away countless flies, both big and small, including black, blue and green ones.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Now, a burnt-out putrid warehouse that has devastated businesses and forced residents to remain inside their homes during a sweltering summer, as flies and giant rats infest the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

"The boards.. are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash acquisition," EasyJet, which flies mainly across Europe, said in a statement.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Air Force One also flies with cargo planes that transport “the Beast,” the armored presidential car, and Marine One helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Even in the split second of the event I could see the flies.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

A flyer featuring a pink background was the top Instagram post on California state superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw’s page on Saturday morning.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

By early February of that year, the company was days away from announcing its new plan to car dealers, including a fax-based marketing plan and promotional flyer, ready for final approval.

From Salon Mar. 30, 2026

The bloc lets diplomats rack up frequent flyer miles, and politicians pose for pictures with other leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Now, all it takes is for a content page to drop a flyer and poof: a crowd that can swallow the park whole.

From Slate Feb. 28, 2026

He held out a yellow piece of paper: a flyer for a science competition.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

It’s the flyest — all the young ballers are in there.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2025

She told her fellow graduates and their families that they were “the flyest class ever to do it.”

From Seattle Times 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 Mar. 15, 2022

The coolest, the flyest, and the funniest dudes are all gone.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2019

Black treated her like she was the flyest girl alive.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

He flew to Glasgow on Friday evening, arriving at about midnight, to discover no check-in bags had been put on the flight.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

As the team flew home last month, following a 4-1 defeat by Bristol City, Eddie Howe spent the journey watching a chunk of the game back.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Coherent’s chief executive, Jim Anderson, flew to Beijing with President Trump in late May to raise licensing delays, according to the same report.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

He remembers the gorgeous views from the helicopter that flew him to a mainland hospital in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Not taking time to open the gate, I flew over the rail fence and ran to the store.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Max Muncy popped out and Kyle Tucker, back in the lineup after exiting Monday’s game because of back spasms, flied out.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

Bryce Teodosio flied out to Kyle Tucker in right field to end the game.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

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 Oct. 18, 2024

Lindor flied out to center and Mark Vientos struck out to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2024

The next batter flied out to shortstop, and Griswold remained on second.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.

Samantha Phillips-Brown and her husband Gregory have flown to Iceland and hired a camper van so they can drive to a remote area to see it.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

"So effectively, it's like your body is still stuck in the timezone of where you've just flown from."

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The hiker was flown to a local hospital for medical care.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Regional authorities said the remains of three climbers -- an Omani woman, a Nepali man and an American woman -- had been recovered and flown to the city of Skardu on Friday.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

My research helped uncover the fact that the plane had flown perpendicularly across the path of a jet that had just gone by.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

“He’s flying around across the field,” McConkey said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Another drone was flying straight towards her, fast.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

There is no proof at this stage to link the flying bomb directly to Russia, which denies any role.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

He then takes his findings back to the winery to perfect the best wines for flying.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Llewelyn gasped and shrank like something was flying at him from the sky.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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