flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path Ahrens said the circular shape also serves another purpose, since the Amphitheater is a flight path for Kansas City International Airport. Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 Their flight path described a set of perfect lines, intentionally unlike any shape that precipitation takes in nature. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Police later followed Fauolo’s flight path and found a gun, which was linked to him through a DNA test, the complaint says. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 This approach reduces the computing workload and allows the UAV to quickly react to obstacles while maintaining a smooth and efficient flight path. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path
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Noun
  • While there is still plenty of baseball left to be played, if the club continues on its current trajectory this could go down as one of the worst seasons in franchise history.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
  • But the overall trajectory is upward.
    Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The incredible Hulk guest stars in the first arc, while Hell’s Kitchen’s favorite blind superhero Daredevil stops by in the second arc.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But family scenes help ground Kiyoko’s tearjerker in universal questions of shame and self-acceptance that land harder through Coley’s arc than the on-again-off-again fling surrounding her growth.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The journey is meant to revive a sea route not used for 300 years, and one that in the past could’ve been considered nearly impossible –– given the lack of maps and the crude vessels early navigators of the Bashi Channel once used.
    Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • For more information on the DDOT routes, visit the city's website or call 313-933-1300.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • And Dolan’s input was a part of the Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and go down the circuitous path that brought Mike Brown to their sidelines, and that, too, worked out.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Internationally collaborative and open-science efforts such as this are putting us on a path toward a meaningful treatment to halt the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • This environment is continuously unlocking new pathways to discovering and solving problems, and the very tools of science itself are transforming in unprecedented ways.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Kelly is the Giants’ third sixth-round pick from this year’s draft, which gives him the inside track to a roster spot.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Evan Phillips is on assignment in Oklahoma City, and is on track to return in early July.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The state in recent months has begun nudging the river district and the eight groundwater districts within the basin to begin taking more concrete steps to slow the depletion.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
  • Situated right on Main Street, the hotel is conveniently close to shops and restaurants like Great Turtle Brewery & Distillery, and is only steps away from the ferry dock.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Only Burnham, his allies said, could stem the party’s electoral decline in a way that the hugely unpopular Starmer cannot.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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