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fly

A2Frequent NGSL-1

UK /flaɪ/US /flaɪ/

noun

a small flying insect with two wings. There are many different types of fly and many of them spread disease.

verb

to move through the air, using wings

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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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It's not like we drive Russian cars, fly Russian planes, or have Russian kitchen appliances—and you know, when's the last time you bought something Russian that wasn't vodka?

Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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