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runway

[ruhn-wey] / ˈrʌnˌweɪ /


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“There is plenty of runway for Iranian oil,” said Karen Young, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week a small drone struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, causing what the MoD described as "minimal damage".

From BBC

The urgency has grown as his career runway shortens.

From Los Angeles Times

At that time, the airport's runway was also in use as a road.

From BBC

An American C-5 Galaxy plane could also be seen on the runway of the base, as anti-war protesters demonstrated outside.

From Barron's