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  • present participle of fly.
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flying

[flahy-ing] / ˈflaɪ ɪŋ /


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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt later told Fox News that US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner "will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week".

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The rush-hour incident in a tightly controlled airspace came weeks after Beijing prohibited the flying of drones in the Chinese capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

I watched the match in a sports bar in Philadelphia and the goals were flying in.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

And then another, before flying to another tree, according to Jenny Voisard, FOBBV’s media manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

The plane was flying low, just beneath the bank of clouds.

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




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