flies
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About 60 years ago, it was successfully wiped out using a large-scale program that released millions of sterile male flies.
From Science Daily
Overwhelming evil calls for extreme sacrifice, one of the highest being Cassian’s last, to which he flies in the series’ final scene.
From Salon
Insect controls across the entire region also helped prevent the spread of diseases through mosquitoes, ticks and flies.
From Barron's
The drones he now flies are compact and don’t need a runway.
It flies in the face of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, negotiated by the British and Irish governments, brokered by the U.S. and supported by the Irish people.
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