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airborne

[air-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /


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When heat and sunlight react with airborne emissions from wildfires, vehicles and industry, they create ground-level ozone pollution, which can damage lung tissue, cause breathing problems, trigger asthma attacks and lead to other health issues.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Boor says airborne terpene concentrations inside a room during cleaning can rise to tens or even hundreds of times those found in a forest.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

On the Giants seventh snap at SoFi Stadium, Dart went airborne to pass when he was crunched in between two Rams defenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lydia La Polla had been driving a Toyota Yaris when the Mercedes ploughed into the passenger side, causing it to become airborne, roll over and hit a wall.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

At seven that last night, our whole group was scheduled to entrain for London, where, as rumor had it, we were to be assigned to infantry and airborne divisions mustered for the D Day landings.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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