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Recent Examples of high-flying
The closing arguments come after more than eight weeks of testimony and more than five years after the once high-flying company began to unravel.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
The Fool’s School There are many ways to invest in stocks, such as chasing high-flying stocks or pouring money into risky penny stocks.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
This was a phenomenal debut for Vikingo, who broke out high-flying moves that were insane even by AEW’s standards.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Lucy Olsen had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Villanova held high-flying Florida Gulf Coast to just seven 3-pointers — almost five below the Eagles' average, best in the country.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
In eight years with the high-flying Orioles, Parnham was effective, eccentric and maddeningly elusive.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2023
After a high-flying Lawrence and-1 dunk put Vanderbilt up 27-24, Michigan closed the half on a 6-0 run.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023
Watch Cars on Disney+ Cars 2 Lightning McQueen and Mater compete in the World Grand Prix together, but things take a turn when the tow truck gets caught up in international espionage in this funny, high-flying adventure.
—Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
Harvard’s high-flying offense entered Friday tied for third nationally at 3.9 goals per game, and had been held to under two goals just four times this season.
—Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
The Fool’s School There are many ways to invest in stocks, such as chasing high-flying stocks or pouring money into risky penny stocks.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
This was a phenomenal debut for Vikingo, who broke out high-flying moves that were insane even by AEW’s standards.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Lucy Olsen had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Villanova held high-flying Florida Gulf Coast to just seven 3-pointers — almost five below the Eagles' average, best in the country.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
In eight years with the high-flying Orioles, Parnham was effective, eccentric and maddeningly elusive.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2023
After a high-flying Lawrence and-1 dunk put Vanderbilt up 27-24, Michigan closed the half on a 6-0 run.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023
Watch Cars on Disney+ Cars 2 Lightning McQueen and Mater compete in the World Grand Prix together, but things take a turn when the tow truck gets caught up in international espionage in this funny, high-flying adventure.
—Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
Harvard’s high-flying offense entered Friday tied for third nationally at 3.9 goals per game, and had been held to under two goals just four times this season.
—Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-flying
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But the Oilers were equal parts tenacious, opportunistic and creative to capitalize offensively.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Salmon populations are down, and even though belugas are opportunistic feeders, other fish, or even smaller salmon, don’t provide the calorie density to make up for the energy spent hunting them.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kristin talks with peers, peers’ parents, and every staff member, explaining how the dog is trained, how to behave around it, and soothing any worries regarding potential aggressive actions.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Impact of Sibling Dynamics Having a child that is more difficult than your other children impacts the dynamic with other siblings in all kinds of ways.Gail O'Connor, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
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Smart is so magnificently regal, Einbinder so winningly sarcastic, that their dynamic just pops.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Missed by the Austrians is that Treasury’s borrowing power has nothing to do with intensely simplistic notions about printing presses, and everything to do with the sad fact that Treasury has taxable access to the production of the most enterprising people on earth.John Tamny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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For the slightly more enterprising, there’s always Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, where an Ikea item with a little more life in it might actually be worth it to someone to hop on the subway and lug it home.Lindy Segal, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
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His goal and assist against Villa were warranted by an industrious, threatening individual performance in which his darting runs behind perfectly exploited the space and played on Palace’s swift movement of the ball.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Abbas recently turned 80 and is known to be an industrious smoker.Ghaith al-Omari, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2015
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The two countries have a bond shaped by their opposition to the West during the Cold War and nurtured by Moscow's more recent attempt to have a more assertive foreign policy on the world stage.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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The territorial dispute has intensified since Marcos took office in 2022, with Chinese maritime forces employing increasingly assertive measures against Philippine vessels operating in their EEZ.Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Given that circumstance, Katz said, an ambitious institution such as Williams College, located in a tiny town in Massachusetts three hours from Boston and New York City, has no choice but to hire partners to compete for the best faculty.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Concord was PlayStation's ambitious triple-A hero shooter that never lived long enough to amass a large player base.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Some 20 years later, another Times writer, sounding like an anti-DEI whiner, wrote approvingly about diligent Indians grateful for free schooling and medical services, and disapprovingly about the Indians who weren’t.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Guinness is specific and diligent with its instructions.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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“High-flying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-flying. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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