flying

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Travolta’s never been cavalier about his passion for flying and aeronautics, but rarely has he spoken as candidly about the source of that love as he does in “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

A Scotland football fan has told how he found out an hour before flying to the World Cup finals in the US that his travel permit had been revoked.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The achievement gives scientists a new way to examine how the brain and body work together to produce complex actions, including walking and flying.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“But right now, softball is on a rocket ship. Let’s keep on cooking, let’s keep on flying, let’s show that if you build it, they will come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I perked up like our old hens did when a chicken hawk came flying around.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls