take wing
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When they finally take wing, Steers’ name will be carried on the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Black birds roost on the girders, evenly spaced as beads on a string, then take wing: double-crested cormorants.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
He’s one of the best fighter pilots ever to take wing, but the U.S. military hierarchy can be a treacherous political business, and Maverick is anything but a politician.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
The continuation of society itself currently depends on good people to govern themselves, but in South Park, where the average American’s worst impulses take wing and soar, that’s a lot to ask.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2020
Riders would be after them within the day, birds would take wing, and surely one of the river lords would want to curry favor with his father enough to take a hand.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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