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Recent Examples of runway
Finally, Seattle's Arrietty, whose mother is season 15's Irene Dubois (meaning her auntie is season 14's Bosco), has a hilariously vague response to Bob the Drag Queen's infamous robot runway from season 8.
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EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
An extended runway means that larger aircraft can now land in Nuuk, including the long-range Airbus A330neo of the Air Greenland fleet.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Drone activity prompted at least one airport – New York’s Stewart International Airport – to temporarily close its runways for about an hour on Friday night.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The airport’s runway was closed for about 10 minutes, the port authority said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
An extended runway means that larger aircraft can now land in Nuuk, including the long-range Airbus A330neo of the Air Greenland fleet.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Drone activity prompted at least one airport – New York’s Stewart International Airport – to temporarily close its runways for about an hour on Friday night.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The airport’s runway was closed for about 10 minutes, the port authority said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
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The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
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Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard were in street clothes on Thursday, which gave the shorthanded Nets a major tactical advantage in their first trip to Fiserv Forum this season.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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While the council made a few changes to the budget — like increasing funding for street paving and reinstating funding for the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District that Greenberg proposed to cut, the legislation passed handily.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
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After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Every heat pump installed has the equivalent climate impact of taking two gas vehicles off the road.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 1,108 acres include a lodge, a primary residence, four secondary residences, four employee houses/living quarters, and six additional structures, including airplane hangars and a landing strip.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
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The crash site is close to Spicewood Airport, a lakeside landing strip beside a small complex of aircraft hangars.Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
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One vehicle was thrust toward the other side of the roadway by the sheer force, but thankfully no one was injured.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Troopers believe the crash started with a rear-end collision, which caused the at-fault vehicle to run off the roadway.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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Why a former bike lane pessimist is excited for the future of Hollywood Boulevard.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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An collision early Monday has left one pedestrian dead on the westbound lanes of Loop 202, just east of Dobson Road in Mesa.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The iconic, story-high Julius fountain in the main thoroughfare is drained, with no sign of construction.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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