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[air] / ɛər /








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During air raids, GPS jamming means phone navigation apps often don’t work properly, posing a problem for many taxi drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It has a history of air pollution violations running from before the current operator took over to this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The air is a touch lighter for him now as he prepares for Slovenia at Hampden on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The president would typically make the trip by air, but conditions prevented planes and helicopters from landing in Oklahoma.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The conductor’s baton was raised, the audience braced, that breathless moment before a cacophony of chaos filled the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The rights holder typically airs specials promoting the show on affiliated TV stations and morning show segments, although those advantages have mattered less in recent years as traditional viewing has diminished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

All episodes debut on Hulu the same day; FXX airs two a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It now airs six days a week, with 13-minute episodes following the lives of those living in the fictional farming village of Ambridge.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Endemol Shine Australia is behind the show, which airs in Australia on Channel 9.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

When forced to rub elbows with us boys, he put on superior airs.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

“There are moments in politics, like in soccer, when you don’t have as many star players as you would like,” da Silva told a podcast aired on YouTube recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Lest you think my opinion is an outlier, here’s what my predecessor Heather Havrilesky had to say about it when it first aired:

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

By Sunday evening, the Wall Street Journal estimated that the ads had aired nearly 90 times across national TV networks and cost about $337,000.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Valladares aired her complaint with the city on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I want this room aired and the linens boiled, girl. It smells of decay in here.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Oscars have already committed to moving the telecast to YouTube in 2029 after decades of airing on ABC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The series currently airing on ITV was filmed in 2025.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

CBS denied they stopped “The Late Show” from airing the interview, which was instead posted on the show’s YouTube page.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“This is airing on all of the newsfeeds right now. The feds just took Sorrento in for questioning. They stormed into IOI headquarters and yanked him right out of his haptic chair!”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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