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1
as in chance
a risky undertaking
willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture
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2
as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
a hot-air balloon flier
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Recent Examples of flier
Buying airline miles just got a lot more rewarding with a limited-time sale from Hawaiian Airlines, especially as the carrier combines its frequent flier program with Alaska Airlines.
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Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Unveiled in July 2020, the NEA allowed the two carriers to coordinate schedules, swap slots, share revenue, codeshare and jointly offer frequent flier benefits.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Cornyn has logged thousands of frequent flier miles himself.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Unveiled in July 2020, the NEA allowed the two carriers to coordinate schedules, swap slots, share revenue, codeshare and jointly offer frequent flier benefits.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Cornyn has logged thousands of frequent flier miles himself.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Canceled after one season, the series never got the chance to ratchet up the tension.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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An actor by profession, Lloyd had been coached for the deception by a magician called Jenny Winstanley, who originally hoped to join the Magic Circle herself, but thought Lloyd would stand a better chance of making the trick work.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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There is also a section on the American pilots held captive here, and the late Sen. John McCain's flight suit is part of the museum's collection.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Whatever the game-plan was, the Kursk offensive was a gamble.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But in many ways, the benefits to workers have remained a gamble while for farmers they're guaranteed.Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024
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Earhart’s mysterious disappearance Conspiracy theories have developed since the aviator’s disappearance, but the US government suspects that Earhart and her navigator crashed into the Pacific when the plane ran out of fuel.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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At the center of it all is Tom Cruise returning to one of his most iconic roles as the titular renegade aviator, the years not diluting his spirit so much as making his brashness far more interesting.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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With the game slowly reverting to more running since the use of larger bases and limiting the number of pickoff throws, a catcher controlling opponents on the base paths becomes even more important.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The juxtaposition of those two throws was a fitting representation of the past seven weeks with Moss at the helm.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pipeline & Deal Updates Venture Capital: Biotech venture fund Jupiter Bioventures closed a $70 million initial financing, and Initiate Ventures, focused on early-stage health tech and life sciences companies, closed a $45 million fund.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In September, Trump launched a new cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, in partnership with longtime business associates.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Flier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flier. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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