: filled to excess
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Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2017
Even full-flown diabetes can be put into remission, Gabbay said, with a regime of diet, exercise and stress reduction and proper use of medications.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
The jovial candid photos of the leaders and their high-flown speeches amply testified to the event’s momentousness.
—New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
And yet, Pearse’s rhetoric, while particularly high-flown, was not so uncommon in his time.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
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However, glucose and potassium levels of the flown and stationary samples did differ, so scientists conducted additional tests that involved shaking blood samples for three hours.
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2017
Even full-flown diabetes can be put into remission, Gabbay said, with a regime of diet, exercise and stress reduction and proper use of medications.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
The jovial candid photos of the leaders and their high-flown speeches amply testified to the event’s momentousness.
—New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
And yet, Pearse’s rhetoric, while particularly high-flown, was not so uncommon in his time.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
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“Flown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flown. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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