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wing

[wing] / wɪŋ /
NOUN
organ, device of flight
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A barrage of newly concocted action sequences in the second half makes the pacing so off-balance that the film feels like a heron trying to fly with one blinged-out wing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The 23-year-old can also play on the wing - and even featured in the number 10 role in the Super Cup, where he scored on his debut.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I am such an enthusiast for rail and I really want this to be successful and just hearing these things makes it seem like we’re proceeding on a wing and a prayer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

With the signings of French full-back Dayann Methalie from Toulouse and Antwerp midfielder Jules Ahoka over the line, the obvious position Sunderland still need to fill is right wing.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She’d hang a cloth cockpit cover on one side of the wing to shield her aircraft’s pilot and navigator from the wind.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The restored theater features a reconfigured 729-seat auditorium, new mezzanine and balcony seating, a lounge area, full stage with wings and crossover space, dressing rooms and a green room.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But its performance was impossible to divine in qualifying because the straight-line mode - which opens the front and rear wings to reduce drag - was not working on Fernando Alonso's car.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Experts later determined she suffered from severe anemia; blood clots in both wings and one kidney; liver and lung abnormalities; and inadequate bone marrow response.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Cartridges fixed on the aircraft's wings contain a substance that, when dispersed, sticks to cloud droplets, making them heavy enough to fall as rain.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

It fluttered its wings and landed on my hand.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

It’s a good way not to think about the inevitability of the clouds and cold returning, and to enjoy hummingbirds and other winged neighbors up close instead of through a clammy windowpane.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

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 country's official motto for 2026 is "Independent neutral Turkmenistan is the homeland of purposeful winged horses".

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

She was wearing a side ponytail, big chandelier earrings, and winged eyeliner.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

They’re still winging it at this point, unsigned and with no representation, but “winging it has served us well,” Olin said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Awoke’s material is rich and his writing is stately, but as a storyteller he seems to be winging it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

“That you were okay winging it. That’s not you at all.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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