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wing

[wing] / wɪŋ /
NOUN
organ, device of flight
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He pulled Messi off the right wing and placed him at the tip of the forward formation - but without the job of a traditional striker.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Its military youth wing was known as al-Shabab, meaning "The Lads".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

All of this gave my editors an idea: send me to D.C. wearing a pair of Don’s preferred wing tips.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2009, lifelong Beatles fan Faith Cohen launched Global Beatles Day on a wing and a prayer.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

He took his sunglasses off with the tip of one wing and showed Zeke a crack running through one of the lenses.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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