flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path Officials said Thursday that there hadn't been anything unusual about the flight paths for either aircraft leading up to the collision, nor had there been a breakdown in communications. Ivana Saric, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 In the aftermath, questions emerged about the flight paths of the helicopter and the plane, and whether staffing at Reagan National’s air traffic control contributed to the collision. Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 Investigators will consider the flight paths and the altitudes, air speeds and angles of both aircraft. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025 And just a day before the fatal collision, another flight approaching Reagan was forced to abort its first landing and go around after a helicopter flew near its flight path, according to air traffic control audio. Casey Tolan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight path
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Noun
  • Remove outdated roles that no longer contribute to your current career trajectory, keeping your experience section clear and impactful.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Still, further tariffs will happen with inflation on a downward trajectory — which beats the alternative.
    Axios, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Over his last 11 games, since the day the Warriors traded for Jimmy Butler, Curry is averaging 31.2 points and 6.1 assists per game while shooting 47.7% from the field and 40% from behind the 3-point arc.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Doncic entered Sunday 14 for 58 from behind the arc in his first seven games in purple and gold after returning from a strained left calf that sidelined him for 6½ weeks.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool’s fixture list isn’t the kindest Liverpool blank in Gameweek 29 means selling Salah (£13.8m) is an easy route to buying Erling Haaland (£14.7m), who looks to be the best captain for the next two gameweeks as Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City.
    Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Do your research to find out the best time of year to attempt your route.
    Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • News filtered through of Vinicius Junior missing a penalty, but with no further goal flashes, the conversations about who was most wanted in the next round boiled down to Real bringing the glamour Arsenal have so missed, but Atletico maybe providing a less daunting path to the next round.
    Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The hope is that, after surviving initial failures, companies like Intuitive Machines will learn from their mistakes and open a low-cost, reliable pathway to the lunar surface.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Weighing Permanent Residency Options There are multiple pathways to permanent residency in the U.S. 1.
    Muhammed Uzum, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With more than $40 million spent so far, this year's court race is already the second most expensive in U.S. history and is on track to match or exceed the last one, Keith said.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Overlap passes so that the far edge of the fertilizer pattern lands on the wheel tracks of the previous pass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • If all goes according to plan, Super Heavy will nestle into the launch tower's inviting arms once again, and Ship will fly much of the way around Earth before making a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025

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