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Even though the pre-apocalypse United States resembles the 1950s — albeit with advanced robotics and unconventional flying machines — this is actually an alternative, retro-futuristic version of 2077.—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026 The very flying machine that now seemed destined to disintegrate in midair with us and the little girl.—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026 Yuba County supervisors last week voted to allow ultralight planes to fly from the Yuba County Airport, ending what amounted to a yearslong ban of the recreational flying machines that prompted a formal complaint to the Federal Aviation Administration.—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025 The shift keeps players on their toes, but the vehicle transformations—which transform the karts into flying machines, and aquatic rides, depending on the map—add a new hook to the gameplay.—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flying machine