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Recent Examples of flight path
Traveling at a height of around 400 feet and a speed of 140 miles per hour at the time, the plane experienced a sudden loss of altitude just as a Black Hawk Army Helicopter crossed directly into its flight path, not far from Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft is low, its presence in flight paths could still pose a big enough risk that routes will need to be altered — inconveniencing passengers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The Mercury News reported that the San Carlos Airport — which along near flight paths for San Francisco International Airport — was about to lose all its air traffic controllers due to a contract dispute between the workers and Robinson.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
Just a day before the fatal collision, another flight approaching Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its first landing and go around after a helicopter flew near its flight path, CNN has learned.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft is low, its presence in flight paths could still pose a big enough risk that routes will need to be altered — inconveniencing passengers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The Mercury News reported that the San Carlos Airport — which along near flight paths for San Francisco International Airport — was about to lose all its air traffic controllers due to a contract dispute between the workers and Robinson.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
Just a day before the fatal collision, another flight approaching Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its first landing and go around after a helicopter flew near its flight path, CNN has learned.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
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Looking at the career trajectories of the younger goalies, the options may look even better for the 2026 Olympics.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The danger for those of us who grew up on the movies is that the trajectory will be reversed — that films that seemed meaningful to our teenage eyes aren’t really all that great when viewed outside the lens of indulgent childhood nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Some of the 3-point surge, though, has been driven by individual players simply developing new ways to take shots from beyond the arc.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Dixon is 24 years old, playing his fifth season at Villanova, and leads all of Division I in scoring at 22.9 points per game while shooting 41.8% from beyond the arc.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Also, airlines regularly make changes to their routes.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Jacksonville: Monday's through Thursday's routes will run one day late.—
Joy Jackson,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Being direct and giving context may be the best path for interactions with rideshare drivers, servers and the like.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Chase Briscoe has forged an impressive path in NASCAR.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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But to exempt them, state legislators would need find them in the thicket of Medicaid programs and pathways, and the staff who know this landscape may soon be gone.—
Danilyn Rutherford,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Lift All Boats Project, started by the company Luke’s Lobster, offers a student mentorship program to open up access to employment in Maine’s waterfront for those without traditional pathways.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though no matter its lyrical content, the project’s cohesive nature stems from the fact that every track is a dance anthem of sorts.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: There's a new track layout this year, which will shorten COTA's 3.41-mile circuit.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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And as of October, a craft from the European Space Agency is on the way to get an up-close look at the asteroid's remnants.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Black told Forbes that while secure messaging apps can be a crucial means of communication for military personnel, their utility cuts both ways.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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