flew
Americanverb
verb
noun
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Forced out for the last time, Batista flew to Jacksonville and unsuccessfully requested asylum in the U.S.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Two ravens circled overhead, then flew Northwest, and on a whim I followed them.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
It just flew past us on all the straights, more often than not.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Bolsonaro boarded the Gulfstream, flight LV-JQW, which flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to refuel on its way to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
When we were the dynamic duo of Jilly Bean and Jessa Jean, my cousin’s visits flew by so quickly.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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