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Recent Examples of runway
Parallel landings were already banned during foggy or otherwise inclement weather, which, when paired with runway construction in previous years, has caused delays to spike.
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Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
An 8-year-old turned a hospital hallway into his personal runway, dancing and even doing a cartwheel down a corridor before ringing a bell to celebrate beating leukemia.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) teams were standing by on the runway and video showed crew spraying down the aircraft.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The car flags the fault with a red warning light and limits speed to 90 km/h (56 mph), giving the driver enough runway to reach safety.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
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Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
An 8-year-old turned a hospital hallway into his personal runway, dancing and even doing a cartwheel down a corridor before ringing a bell to celebrate beating leukemia.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) teams were standing by on the runway and video showed crew spraying down the aircraft.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The car flags the fault with a red warning light and limits speed to 90 km/h (56 mph), giving the driver enough runway to reach safety.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
Noun
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The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.—
Neena Satija,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, cities have been living through short storms that turn subway stations into lakes, streets into rivers, cars into boats.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parking in some South Beach garages was $40, but garages and street parking remained open.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Danny Jansen hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to bust open a close game, and the Rangers held on for an 8-5 road win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Road closures around Dallas Stadium To support pedestrian movements from the Bus Hub, one southbound lane on Pennant Drive (from Road to Six Flags Drive to AT&T Way) will be closed to provide a wider pedestrian walkway.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, a coalition of about 30 countries, excluding the US, are to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane at a virtual summit hosted by the UK on Thursday.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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But that central gathering represented just one of the day’s events demonstrations with the Sacramento region, with hundreds showing up that morning and afternoon to march, chant and wave signs along busy thoroughfares in surrounding suburban cities.—
ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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