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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

The airplane was not recovered from the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

As takeoff neared, the flight attendant reminded passengers to put their devices on airplane mode to disable wireless transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“What does building a paper airplane have to do with the study of library science?”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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

I’ve ridden 22 airplanes so far in 2026, to the Midwest, East Coast and Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

And because she knows airplanes can be lonely places and because she knows how desperate loneliness can be, she pays extra attention to her passengers.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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