wing
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The 6-foot-9 Williams gives the Lakers an athletic wing player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Elsewhere Bristol's South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Saracens' teenage wing sensation Noah Caluori made try-scoring Test debuts from the bench.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As a result, the wing was placed on lockdown.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
SpaceX utilizes an industry-dominating launch business to support Starlink and, eventually, its artificial-intelligence wing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Growing more desperate, he ventured into the western wing of the temple, where Brothers of the Order slept.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
If regular wings just don’t cut it, Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Duck Wings come in a 30-pack that’s made for a crowd.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
After reentering the atmosphere, it would glide on wings before being captured in mid air by a large subsonic aircraft.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Operations are spread out over 10 "flow days," including days when wings are added and the structure is outfitted with engines, seats and other components.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Similarly, the former Air Force One at the Reagan complex had its wings and vertical tail removed so it could be trucked from San Bernardino, Calif., to the library in Simi Valley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Again with the great black-backed gull? Do I have wings? How many times must I tell you that I am a musk ox?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
The concept combines the reusable winged booster from DLR's long running SpaceLiner program with an expendable upper stage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The boy, who was not named in the report, swatted the bat off his face, after which his father caught the winged mammal in a pot and released it outside.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Palaces of the Crow” charts Neriya’s survival in the forest with a band of other foundlings who were similarly saved by their winged protectors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Her eyes are accentuated with a slick of winged black eyeliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
I did not want to parade around Mississippi wearing one of her deceased, winged friends on my head.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
“They’re just kind of winging it and throwing a bunch of applications,” said Trey Chappell, director of College X-ing, a consultant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
"I don't really think I had a clue what I was doing. I was just winging it and hoping for the best."
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
“Though both coordinators were in play for the Seahawks, Macdonald was the one winging across the country for a Wednesday meeting in Seattle,” The Athletic story reported.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
“No, this year I’m just winging it. The funny thing is, I'm not nervous at all.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing wing
Theater - Introductory
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