sortie
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Turk’s bad back makes it a brief sortie, but the attempt confirms that their friendship remains fundamentally intact.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Air-superiority missions, for instance, would require them to sortie and remain “on station” in Taiwan’s vicinity for a time before returning, which isn’t viable from Guam, Heginbotham said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
The jet first landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather during a sortie in the Indian Ocean.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
But this time the Russian plane wasn’t on a bombing sortie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
"Some loose tongues spread tales of the preparations for Tyrek's wedding feast, and these wretches got it in their heads they should be feasted too. His Grace led a sortie and sent them scurrying."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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