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Recent Examples of runway
Upon landing at the destination runway, the Switchblade will retract its wings and tail, then proceed to the precise destination via the ground.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Variations on that theme dominated the runway, with dense, glittering embroideries on evening columns, sculptural cocktail dresses, jumpsuits and cropped jackets, all teasing color cosmetics, a category that the brand has yet to introduce.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The vote clears the runway for Boeing to resume production at facilities around Seattle and Portland at a pivotal period for the planemaker.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Samson Sky The idea is that the vehicle will then take off and fly to another runway near its destination, just like a regular small private plane.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Variations on that theme dominated the runway, with dense, glittering embroideries on evening columns, sculptural cocktail dresses, jumpsuits and cropped jackets, all teasing color cosmetics, a category that the brand has yet to introduce.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The vote clears the runway for Boeing to resume production at facilities around Seattle and Portland at a pivotal period for the planemaker.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Samson Sky The idea is that the vehicle will then take off and fly to another runway near its destination, just like a regular small private plane.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
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Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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There was no road access, so Jackson built an airstrip.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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In Al-Nabi Chit, unlike many nearby places that have become ghost towns, the streets bustle with men, women, and children.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rich Graeter, Graeter's Ice Cream Company president and CEO Louis and Regina Graeter started making vanilla ice cream in a metal bucket on the streets of Cincinnati after the Civil War.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
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Chances are low of flooding or any other significant issues in Southern California, forecasters said, though roads could become slick and snarl traffic.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The games that are currently the furthest down the road are against Arizona State.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Boom Supersonic Lower speeds means the Overture can function over land without sonic booms and will be able to land on the same runways typical commercial aircraft like the Boeing 737 or Airbus A380 use, not needing the nearly 10,000-ft (3,048-m) landing strips that the Concorde required.New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
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Swooping around the harbor and nose-diving down to one of the world’s shortest landing strips, the 2,100-foot runway is bookended by a hill on one side, the bay on the other—and turboprop planes are the only way in.Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
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New high-capacity roadways traversed forests and farmland, often terminating at what was then the urban edge.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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But for the film, Caldwell and Honnold spent 38 days biking 2,320 miles from his home in Estes Park, Colorado, to the tiny town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where the roadway ends.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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In both 2022 and 2024, Dolan ran in Republicans' moderate lane, declining to align with Trump and disavowing his false claims that voter fraud lost him the 2020 election.CBS News, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Structural issues have prevented crews from gaining a complete understanding of the damage almost two weeks after a fire closed the bridge's southbound lanes, ODOT spokesperson Kathleen Fuller said.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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States and cities can work together to fix legacy highways — and federal support can help In Portland, Oregon, pretty much everyone seems to agree that 82nd Avenue, a major thoroughfare that the state manages, is a disaster.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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On dreary days, spend a few hours at the National Museum of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland; when the weather cooperates, journey down the Royal Mile (Old Town’s main thoroughfare) and hike up to Arthur’s Seat, an ancient volcano and the highest peak in Holyrood Park.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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