as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Deportation flights have already begun, and Mexico is setting up tent cities to hold some of those deported.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Deportation flights are common, although the use of military aircraft to carry out the deportations only began after Trump returned to the White House on Monday.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
More:Trump stops in Asheville, NC, to tour storm damage; Deportation flights begin: Live updates
Trump, who served as the country's 45th President from 2017-2021, was sworn into office again on Monday in Washington, D.C., naming him the 47th President of the United States.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Similar deportation flights also took place under the Biden administration, though not using military planes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Deportation flights have already begun, and Mexico is setting up tent cities to hold some of those deported.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Deportation flights are common, although the use of military aircraft to carry out the deportations only began after Trump returned to the White House on Monday.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
More:Trump stops in Asheville, NC, to tour storm damage; Deportation flights begin: Live updates
Trump, who served as the country's 45th President from 2017-2021, was sworn into office again on Monday in Washington, D.C., naming him the 47th President of the United States.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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