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wing

[wing] / wɪŋ /
NOUN
organ, device of flight
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Airbus has similarly shut two sites in Salaunes and Mérignac, where it makes critical components ranging from cockpit seat structures to fuselage sections, nose cones and wing flaps for its lineup of commercial aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The day she arrived, Dr. Kathryn Rasp is shown examining the raptor, stretching out a large wing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

In other insects, it helps form durable structures such as wing hinges and tendons that must bend repeatedly without wearing out.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

On the other is the left wing of the party, exemplified by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez as well as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

“Come on, those warriors just said they were going to the east wing first. We can still get to the stable before they do and get out of here. Follow me!”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Critics point out that passengers in the wings could be exposed to higher levels of uncomfortable gravitational force when the plane turns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Social insects including bees rely on cooling behavior for example fanning their wings when things get too hot to buffer the hive but there are limits as to how effective this is in extreme heat.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

To the extent that you were already not familiar: Our man wakes up every day and wings it with whatever international chess pieces are available to him.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

The aircraft uses vertical takeoff and landing, a technology essential to Archer’s air taxis, along with rotors and wings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

When they were finally fully extended Jeremy felt a surge of triumph so strong it was almost as if he had managed to pump up the wings himself.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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

The country's official motto for 2026 is "Independent neutral Turkmenistan is the homeland of purposeful winged horses".

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In the pandemic, a slide portrayed surviving startups as winged unicorns escaping a gulch—the “Valley of Coronavirus.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

“What is this?” says Uncle Al from the depths of a winged chair.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Mr. Awoke’s material is rich and his writing is stately, but as a storyteller he seems to be winging it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

“Just basically winging it,” was how Harden described his Clippers debut, and that’s what it looked like.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2023

I had imagined today warm, with seagulls winging across a blue sky, not overcast and damp.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord




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