runway
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Those trends, the analysts said, made for an international opportunity that was “less mature than the U.S. with a longer runway for growth.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Security at the base, which is one of the few military air bases in Europe with a runway long enough to launch heavy bombers, had been ramped up in recent days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Canadian superstar took to the runway at the end of L'Oreal's annual show, emerging in a sleek black gown to rapturous applause at one of the fashion calendar's most glamorous openings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
They also gain control of several airbases in the area, most crucially on Perim, where the Emirates spent years ferrying construction supplies to build out a roughly 6,000-foot runway along with three hangars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The runway lights blinked on and off and the darkness was complete again, absolute; in the blue-blackness Richard felt his head swimming.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To make the doll relevant again, there were life-size Barbie Dream Houses, models sashaying down runways in Barbie clothes at Fashion Week, and, of course, the 2023 “Barbie” movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The airport said all its runways and taxiways have been shut down because of the accident.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The airport closed all runways and issued a full ground stop after the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
It was like landing in a wild place; I’m glad I hadn’t seen the condition of the runways beforehand.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
