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The ducks are sitting or preening at the water, or about to take flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

In one corner the lanky, headless skeleton of a Quetzalcoatl appears ready to take flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

After him!— before he can take flight to Pylos town or hide at Elis, under Epeian law!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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