wing
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You come from what many observers would call the party’s more traditional wing.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
From his aerie, Phil Weiser has a sweeping view of the city skyline, the gold-domed Capitol and, occasionally, a red hawk on the wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Australia wing Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i was then sin-binned as well to leave Australia three men down and replacement scrum-half Morne van den Berg scrambled in to cut the lead to 11 points.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Fairford is the UK base of the 501st Combat Support Wing, a US air force administrative support wing, which said in a statement that no US air force personnel had been involved in the incident.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
I glanced up and down the corridor, but we were alone, everyone else having already abandoned the simulation wing for the mess hall and their dinners.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The veteran guard was quick to mention new wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams along with second-year forward Adou Thiero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
An Air Force spokesperson said the 501st and other U.K.-based wings would remain vigilant and “will take appropriate actions to ensure the safety and security of our U.S. service members, civilians, contractors, and their families.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Floating" is how he describes people working relentlessly just to survive, like a hummingbird that keeps flapping its wings to stay mid-air.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He also expressed worries that a possible AI credit event is waiting in the wings to hit stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mrs. Hutton blinked, looking puzzled by the sudden breeze created by Tiamat's wings.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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But experts who study the pointy-eared winged creatures say that, although residents should practice caution, the odds of getting rabies from a bat remain very low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A colony can remain concealed inside a piece of wood, with winged reproductive termites representing one of the few life stages that routinely venture outside.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
It’s a good way not to think about the inevitability of the clouds and cold returning, and to enjoy hummingbirds and other winged neighbors up close instead of through a clammy windowpane.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
They instead were notified of a scheduling conflict as Air Force Two winged to Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Point out the double sense of the word "expedition" in the following sentences: "With winged expedition, swift as lightning."—Milton. "The expedition of Cortez miserably failed."—Prescott.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
And yet, to some degree, O’Rourke’s campaign was still winging it.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
“They’re just kind of winging it and throwing a bunch of applications,” said Trey Chappell, director of College X-ing, a consultant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
They'll be winging their way around the world from February, arriving for a string of sold out UK gigs in March.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
She wouldn’t be in her playhouse five minutes until all kinds of wild birds would come winging in from the mountains.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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