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 aircraft was diverted there after it ran into bad weather during a sortie in the Indian ocean and was unable to return to HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy's flagship carrier.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
But this time the Russian plane wasn’t on a bombing sortie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
“Not a very well organized initial sortie for the invincible horde. Our chaps took the wind out of their sails, what?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing sortie
National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 6
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