flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after multiple pilots preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received faulty warnings about possible obstacles in their flight paths on Saturday. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 Sweeney posted the flight path that Trump’s plane took from Southern Florida to Texas in November ahead of a SpaceX launch, which for a while hugged the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico instead of tracing a straight line over the body of water. Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025 The American Eagle plane was descending to land around 9 p.m. when the military chopper was shifting from one flight path to another, a common move often performed in the airspace. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025 The military helicopter may have been flying outside its approved flight path, at a higher altitude than it was supposed to be, and at least half a mile off the approved route, theNew York Times reported. Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight path
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
Noun
  • These somewhat redundant three layers of determinants robustly channel a trajectory of predictable behavior.
    Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • John Lennon’s tragic death in 1980 forever changed the trajectory of life for his widow Yoko Ono and their son Sean.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Pedulla hit 5 of 10 from beyond the arc, scoring 20 points in each game.
    Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Huerter chipped in another 21 points – including five from beyond the arc – as seven Bulls players scored in double figures.
    Matias Grez, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Volunteers — friends, family and other runners — support us along the route.
    George B. Sánchez-Tello, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But Giddens herself has often experienced her own career as a lonely, even alienating exercise in trying to carve an industry path that barely previously existed.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ariane 6 and Vega C are costly, lack a path to reusability, and aren't geared to match SpaceX's blistering launch cadence.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Turn your porch into a calming oasis with twinkling fairy lights, or upgrade your front yard with in-ground pathway lighting or solar sconces.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The approval of this test opens the pathway for more at-home STI testing in the future, said the statement.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For the moment, Europe's launcher program is back on track to provide autonomous access to space, a capability European officials consider a strategic imperative.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
  • His business is on track for $1 million in revenue.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The very premise of the production is a gimmick, a way to let an actor show off and dazzle the audience with some tricks.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For Williams, performing live has also been a way of remaining grounded and connected as the world crumbles.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025

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