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shuttle

[shuht-l] / ˈʃʌt l /


VERB
travel back and forth
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It's placed right next to the iconic blue t-shirt worn by Sally Ride on the 1983 Shuttle mission when she became the first American woman in space.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“They’re raiding the Smithsonian,” said Joe Stief, a Virginia-based investment firm associate who oversees Keep the Shuttle, a 4,000-member advocacy group opposed to the move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Simmons pointed to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which was linked to the failure of a rubber gasket in cold temperatures.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Between 1989 and 1992, he owned the Trump Shuttle, which ran routes between New York, Boston and Washington.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

It was itching to talk about how pleased I was with Ms. W. and the stories she gave me, and reading Alexandra Potemkin and the Space Shuttle to Planet Z most of all.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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