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Recent Examples of runway
The airport’s surface detection system, known as ASDE-X, is designed to track aircraft and ground vehicles and alert controllers to potential runway conflicts.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The trucks were given clearance to drive across the runway, and began to do so less than 30 seconds before the crash.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
New York — The air traffic controller who cleared a fire truck to cross an active runway at LaGuardia Airport last month had minutes before told a plane to land on the same runway, according to a new report on the deadly March 23 collision from the National Transportation Safety Board.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
At this point, the firetruck was 100 feet away from entering the runway, traveling at 29 mph.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The trucks were given clearance to drive across the runway, and began to do so less than 30 seconds before the crash.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
New York — The air traffic controller who cleared a fire truck to cross an active runway at LaGuardia Airport last month had minutes before told a plane to land on the same runway, according to a new report on the deadly March 23 collision from the National Transportation Safety Board.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
At this point, the firetruck was 100 feet away from entering the runway, traveling at 29 mph.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
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Those who are eager to drive further afield can explore the vast open Togoro Plains to the north, or brace the madness of Seronera, the nearest airstrip, an hour’s drive away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the streets of Washington, word of the alarming development spread through discussions with rideshare drivers and in the overheard comments of tuxedoed attendees who blurted out comments in smartphone conversations while walking away from the original site of the dinner.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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For older students walking to school, encourage them to take a safe route with adult crossing guards, travel in pairs or groups, and to not use cellphones while crossing the street.—
Dr. Phyllis Agran,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several roadways in the immediate area were temporarily closed, but no evacuations were ordered, Kane said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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An analysis at the pedestrian dynamics around the bike lane on Allen Street, on the Lower East Side, will provide useful comparisons.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some of these thoroughfares are decidedly more visit-worthy than others, and USA Today recently deemed one main street the best in the county.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her house sits on Palmer Road, a busy thoroughfare.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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