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Recent Examples of flyboy
This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars.
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
Brawn and brains, flyboy and nerd, working together to take out the baddies.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2010
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
So with all that, why the optimism now for Tom Cruise’s flyboy movie?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
Brawn and brains, flyboy and nerd, working together to take out the baddies.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2010
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
So with all that, why the optimism now for Tom Cruise’s flyboy movie?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
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Soon, each engineer will have their own copilots or digital twins to take on monotonous tasks and give them the freedom to pursue work that requires more creativity, innovation and interactivity.Sudhir Chaturvedi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Future The future of AI copilots in enterprise software is full of opportunities.Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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This latest proposal would require the Air Force secretary to brief Congress on the feasibility and advisability of a potential pilot program by April 1, 2025.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The three startups chosen to participate in the pilot included Swobbee, Popwheels and Swiftmile.Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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Boeing launched its first crew for NASA in June, but the Starliner capsule encountered so many problems that the two test pilots ended up stuck at the space station.Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lockheed Martin, a U.S. defense contractor and manufacturer, claimed that the Lightning II's stealth performance enables aviators to evade detection and operate in anti-access and contested environments, which attempt to prevent and limit them from entering and operating in the area.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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The remains of a World War II airman were identified 80 years after his plane was shot down during a bombing mission in Germany, military officials said this week.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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McDevitt joined the Army in 1917 to be an airman, but was commissioned a first lieutenant in the 11th Balloon Company.Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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