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en route

[ahn root, en, ahn root] / ɑn ˈrut, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈrut /




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They got into a rented white Cadillac to pursue Knight and Shakur, who were en route to Club 662, a Vegas nightclub owned by Knight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I don’t know why all films now seem to be either based on superhero comics or incredibly worthy dirges, hoping to win awards without the collateral damage of entertaining anyone en route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A Delta spokesperson confirmed that the Delta flight was en route to Haneda, Japan at the time of the collision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

As the flydubai Boeing 737 flew over northwestern Saudi Arabia en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot suddenly attacked his captain, according to Israeli officials.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

And as ridiculous as it had seemed en route, Kathy felt good.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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