taking off
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"It's definitely a moment in time. The longer the game went on, Jurgen was taking off the seniors and putting another one of the boys on. It was an incredible show of belief," says Inglethorpe.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The company specialised in CubeSats at just the right moment, a few years after it launched, as smaller and cheaper spacecraft were taking off, and would go on to build Scotland's first satellite, the UKube-1.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the island on Wednesday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Skintight running unitards long worn by professional sprinters are taking off among amateurs with no podium ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was strange to see him messing around them on Saturday mornings, taking off the dead leaves and giving them water.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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