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taking off
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As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young’s grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Blasting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasting%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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