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airplane

[air-playn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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"The pilots remain in control of the airplane," Bedford said of the new software defect.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration told airplane passengers to check its website for travel updates, telling AFP there is "always a chance for restrictions depending on the weather."

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Not long after, the airplane experienced a complete loss of engine power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

By contrast, no trans-Atlantic passenger service via airplane was available until 1939.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But at least the Saedis got to take an airplane out of the country.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

The kinds of actuators currently made at scale in the U.S. are designed for airplanes or cars, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

AI should also be treated the same as airplanes and elevators, and should be designed to do the least harm possible, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

I’d seen airplanes in the sky before, of course, but I’d never seen one up close.

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




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