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airplane

[air-playn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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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

Boeing is investing heavily in airplane production as executives work to revive the company’s fortunes after the blowout of an Alaska Airlines door plug in 2024 exposed the U.S. jet maker to tighter regulatory scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It sounds very loud, like an airplane is going to take off," she told AFP as her three-year-old son played.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

He lived in a shabby, rundown house on the edge of Fry, with old tires, a rusty wheelbarrow, a condemned birdhouse, an airplane toilet, and other trash in the yard.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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

At least two airplanes were struck in the latest attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

The United States promised European allies a fleet of airplanes to be powered by the new 410-horsepower, twelve-cylinder Liberty engine.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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