runway
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Kimberly-Clark cautions that there is a long research runway ahead, but a viable tree alternative would be a scientific breakthrough capable of reshaping the consumer-products landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A bidder which unsuccessfully put forward a rival design involving a shorter runway, Arora Group's Heathrow West, will also be allowed to recover £4.1m pounds in costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
When asked whether the entire team was full speed and ready to go, he made the analogy of an airplane gathering speed down a runway before achieving flight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 2117 had lifted from the runway, a phone and power bank sitting in a passenger’s lap burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Then, just after daylight broke, Katya Fedotova’s Pe-2 came flying in and touched down confidently on the runway.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
The president also flies on militarized Boeing 757s when he travels to airports with runways too short for the larger 747.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The SUV drove me through an airport security gate and wended its way past rows of planes and runways before dropping me alongside the American Airlines 737 taking me to Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A number of flights were diverted from Gatwick airport after a plane temporarily blocked one of its runways.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The C-32, dubbed "Baby Air Force One," is a version of the smaller 757 used for shorter runways.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
It was like landing in a wild place; I’m glad I hadn’t seen the condition of the runways beforehand.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
