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A US A-10 ground attack aircraft was also reportedly downed on Friday, with US media saying the pilot managed to eject and was rescued in nearby Kuwait.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Once the officer was on the ground, he had only a handgun to defend himself, US officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

As for a funeral, it was hot weather and the crops were in the ground and the roads were dry and the fair was over.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck