runway

Example Sentences

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Unlike many mature restaurant chains, Chipotle still has a long runway for expansion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“The pilots are fine. Nobody injured,” he said on the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In Sasaki’s best starts, the elevated velocity and pitch mix makes the right-hander lethal, giving him extended runway to pitch further into the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

But Marshall sees “a long growth runway for many years to come” and views Palo Alto Networks as “a clear beneficiary” of the AI revolution.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the plane had wheeled around and was already taxiing up to the start of the runway.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz