flown

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United announced 750 flights per day this summer at O’Hare — 200 more than American and the largest schedule ever flown by any airline operating there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"This is the first time astronauts have ever flown on this spacecraft before," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Before midnight US time the rescue was complete, and the airman was flown to Kuwait for medical treatment, officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The MQ-9s flown by the Air Force, which cost at least $16 million each, are no longer manufactured by General Atomics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Well,” she said thoughtfully, “I used to play here as a little girl, too. And one day, I came across a fairy who had flown too close to the stream.”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish