runway
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The plane crashed into a ridgeline about a mile southwest of the end of the runway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the runway gave him time to develop his plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Those trends, the analysts said, made for an international opportunity that was “less mature than the U.S. with a longer runway for growth.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Canadian superstar took to the runway at the end of L'Oreal's annual show, emerging in a sleek black gown to rapturous applause at one of the fashion calendar's most glamorous openings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
From a distance the walls almost look like part of a runway jutting toward the sea.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
In recent months, artsy shots of glossy naked nails have been flooding social media and taking over fashion runways and red carpets, which some are viewing as the latest symbol of "quiet luxury".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The airport was put into a ground stop at approximately 2 p.m., with all runways and taxiways currently closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
But stopping the flood risks from rising over the next century means expensive investment in flood defences, raising runways, or even moving airports.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
While he explained to her that his job was building runways in the fields of northern France, his eyes kept returning to the steel forceps she had collected from the autoclave.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
