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• Paul Dano was one of the first actors to make a beeline for the bar during a commercial break.
  — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023
• At the end of a long workout, many athletes make a beeline for their recovery drink.
  — Becky Wade, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2020
• Inside the coalition’s center, children make a beeline for the toys.
  — Dallas News, 8 May 2021
• While others might make a beeline for a bed or a pot of coffee, Grillo seeks out a pair of boxing gloves.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 17 Mar. 2022
• Here, find our insider guide of seven other under-the-radar cultural spots to make a beeline for on the island.
  — Rosalyn Wikeley, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2022
• One word of warning, though: The Italians adore their islands and make a beeline for them during their summer holidays.
  — Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2020
• Tennis players will want to make a beeline for the new seven-court facility.
  — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
• It is forecast to move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and make a beeline for Florida’s west coast.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Sep. 2022
• Vegans: make a beeline for Plant City, which has seven vegan dine-in and takeout options, plus a small grocery.
  — Robin Catalano, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2021
• When Lenné Estate’s excellent 2021 pinot noirs become available, make a beeline for Distaff’s tasting room.
  — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• Kids also can make a beeline for Paintbox, an interactive children’s club that’s a mainstay throughout the Montage brand.
  — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 6 May 2021
• Many visitors make a beeline for the lively beach resort of Baška, in a sheltered spot on Krk’s southern end – but there are many more beaches along the heavily indented coast.
  — Mary Novakovich, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
• Inland Istria While first-time visitors to Istria, easily one of the best places to visit in Croatia, make a beeline for the coast, those in the know swear by the peninsula's green interior.
  — Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
• Every December, great white sharks swimming off the coast of California make a beeline for a mysterious spot in the middle of the Pacific roughly halfway to the Hawaiian islands.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2021
• Most international visitors who fly into Geneva make a beeline for the ski resorts and Alpine playgrounds in the German-speaking eastern part of Switzerland.
  — Taras Grescoe, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2023
• Stoddard and her colleagues saw that within several hours, the local hummingbirds typically learned to recognize whichever color had been paired with the sugar water and make a beeline for that feeder.
  — Popular Science, 17 June 2020
• Times travel writer Christopher Reynolds recommends visitors make a beeline for Badwater Basin, included on his fall bucket-list experiences.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022

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