as in gliding
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Even immature birds with limited experience were able to navigate mountainous terrain for hours at a time without powered flight, highlighting the species’ extreme specialization for energy-efficient soaring.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025 -
This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Sep. 2023
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Turns out, House Bill 775 — which was filed in the final days of the 2025 session and approved generally along party lines despite ballooning from four pages of legislation to 147 with little discussion — included significant tax incentives for data centers.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 July 2025
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However, the state is now struggling with weak sales, ballooning inventory and a decline in home prices driven by the slowing demand.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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“Hang gliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20gliding. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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