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  • present participle of fly.
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flying

[flahy-ing] / ˈflaɪ ɪŋ /


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The achievement gives scientists a new way to examine how the brain and body work together to produce complex actions, including walking and flying.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Chinese consumers appeared to be flying less domestically, as airline ticket prices rise to account for surging fuel costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“We’ve been flying our helicopter over the area ... and continue searching some of the segments that are hard to reach from the ground,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"Well, hopefully, when Tommy Tuchel's brave boys put seven past Brazil, there'll be lots of beer flying everywhere - but the minute you spill liquid in there... it becomes like an ice rink."

From BBC • Jun. 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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