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airplane

[air-playn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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"It's kind of like your child getting on an airplane and going across to another continent," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The airplane was seen to have entered a very powerful, isolated thunderstorm that was high as to where that airplane was flying,” said Jeff Guzzetti, a former top U.S. aircraft accident investigator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The distinguishing features of the Qatari airplane are its size, comfort, and the luxury of its interior furnishings, points Trump has gushed over.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Feel how an airplane feels as it hurtles through windy skies at top speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Hours later, Soviet officials met him at the police station and then hustled him onto a small airplane bound for Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Here’s what I’m watching this morning: There’s so much breathless coverage of AI that sometimes it’s easy to forget there’s a whole economy out there running on cars, airplanes and the occasional streaming binge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Sadly, airplanes are the new Greyhound buses—with apologies to Greyhound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

What I could have said was “I don’t know. I’m just good at putting airplanes together, I guess.”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff


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