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The airline opts for an unusual southerly flight path, across some of the world’s most remote waters and close to Antarctica, a choice that China Eastern says will help shave at least four hours off the total journey.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Along Foreman’s flight path, police found a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol, both of which were used to fire at the victims.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
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Resisting Europe’s current trajectories through supporting patriotic European movements aims to restore civilizational confidence and true alliance vitality.—
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This trajectory suggests that enterprises increasingly view automation as central to their digital operations.—
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Over the course of the night, the moon will appear to travel away from the rapidly spinning star as the pair arc high overhead through the winter sky.—
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The resulting vacuum creates the potential for wildly divergent paths in the meta arc of the show.—
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The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.—
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
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With less access to scholarships and aid, some students may elect to choose a different path of study, potentially sinking enrollment below the quotas set by the law enacted last year.—
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The park offers several hiking paths that explore caves along the base of the mountain and a trail that leads to the nearby town of Dénia.—
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That win secured him a spot on Team USA, placing him on the Olympic development pathway through USA Boxing.—
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The nanoscale structure allows electrons to travel through interconnected pathways rather than across flat surfaces.—
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On sale in seven colorways, these relaxed, wide-leg pants have a warm cotton interior and a sleek, slightly shiny exterior that mimics retro athletic track pants.—
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Impacts will depend heavily on how close the storm tracks to the coast, with some scenarios bringing significant precipitation and others missing the area entirely.—
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.—
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And the biggest November snowfall ever recorded in the city is 12 inches, all the way back in 1895.—
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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