fly by

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The book’s 400 pages of honest, funny and absurd storytelling seem to fly by.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

The Artemis 2 mission is the first crewed one to the Moon -- the astronauts will not land, only fly by it -- since the last Apollo flight in 1972.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts in the eighth inning to score Tommy Edman gave the Dodgers a 7-6 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Some of us are poring over newspapers or dreamily watching the countryside fly by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

“Right outside of town. I think he was canoeing down the river and saw it fly by or something.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley