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flies

Idioms  
  1. see as the crow flies; drop like flies; no flies on someone; time flies. Also see under fly.


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Currently the Senedd flies two Welsh flags and one Union flag - commonly known as the union jack - at the front of the building, alongside the flag of Ukraine.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The RAF's RC-135W Rivet Joint is operated by No 51 Squadron and typically flies out of a base in Lincolnshire.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Now Vic flies commercially, and he can’t help but think about his grandfather any time he lands in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Yet the managers said Korea flies under the radar, even as its stock market is bigger than Canada’s and its GDP per capita is the same as Japan’s.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A jet of white light zips from my mom’s hand and flies at Uncle Ty, but he dodges her juju.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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