glide
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UN human rights monitors said Russia had used "powerful aerial glide bombs" in the strike.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Keep in mind that when an orbiter lands, it does so through the power of sheer glide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
However, this is considered a starting point for discussions, while there are also concerns about providing a suitable glide path down to the new number to enable teams to manage the impact on workforces.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s easy to get lost in its layers of strings, to chase a cello’s lusty glide past innocent piano notes.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
“My help? Why would you need my help? You know I’d rather hang glide in a hailstorm than be in a play.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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"The way he carries the ball and he glides past players. Often he offloads it at the right time. His vision and understanding of the game is phenomenal for someone so young."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
While the narrative glides along the original contours—Johnny grows warmer to Linda and reveals an unworshipful, even cavalier attitude to money-making that stirs trouble—Mr. Greenberg has rewritten virtually every line of the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
One whispers, “I don’t think we can cut it, though,” once she glides out of the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
She glides down and hits all the right notes.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As a flotilla of tall ships glided by behind him, he asked Americans to "reject the two-dimensional view of your fellow citizens and reject the two-dimensional view of your country."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
“You are all set to go,” a U.S. military officer radioed as the ship glided through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and swung around the peninsula at the northern end of Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Their analysis of fossil jaws suggests giant octopuses glided through the oceans equipped with the ability to chew on the hard shells and skeletons of large fish and marine reptiles.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Maalu glided through the water and spun around, circling Razi.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Other spots show the former WWE champion delivering similar messages while hang gliding with a raccoon and pummeling a large rock into a sculpture of his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
An hour after the final whistle, the only sound heard at Ibrox was the hum of three lawnmowers gliding over the turf.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then they spend hours gliding downstream past scenery that might as well be a Northern California highlight reel: vineyards, redwood forests and eventually a beach scene full of driftwood and sea stacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As Weber explains, "they send the newly formed nuclei of their daughter cells gliding across long distances to repopulate the damaged area of the brain and knit the astrocyte network back together."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The last week of the month, when everything was warm and green, when there were hawks gliding on the high breezes, Lil came home.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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