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jet

[jet] / dʒɛt /




NOUN
vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
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Emirates Airline posted a sharp drop in first-half profit on Thursday after the Iran war disrupted flight routes and pushed up the price of jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

On Monday, a Wizz Air flight travelling from London Luton Airport to Sofia was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet to Budapest after a mid-air bomb threat.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the key waterway as recently as Monday after its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American jet fighter.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The money-losing air carrier’s stock has fallen 30% in 2026, in large part due to higher jet fuel prices.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Private jet, of course,” Benji said with a strange, almost British accent.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

An Aer Lingus plane from Dublin to Rome was diverted to an air base in France and Italian fighter jets escorted Finnair's Helsinki-Rome flight.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Noble says she could hear fighter jets during the landing and saw one touch down behind the aircraft.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Fighter jets are practicing hundreds of takeoffs and landings from flight decks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

On the defence budget, the government wants to see an increase of around eight percent from this year to 73.3 trillion won, aiming to secure nuclear-powered submarines and KF-21 fighter jets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

By instinct now, it responded to the slanting wing, the dark, enlarging speck, growing each moment, lowering, and coming toward Ben and his family, whose very destinies were fastened to the humming frames of jets.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Richard Nixon was also fond of Florida, but he also frequently jetted back to his native California, as did Ronald Reagan.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rizer jetted to the West Coast with the list as his guide, pitching Loudoun County to the likes of Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook with a simple but compelling idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

They’d jetted in on separate planes, lest one go down.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

In October, US President Donald Trump jetted to Malaysia to oversee the signing of a follow-on declaration, touting new trade deals after the neighbours agreed to prolong their truce.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

There was no drop to the tracks—the rails started at the end of the steps and jetted into the dark tunnel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Once again Rutte stepped in -- jetting to Washington to see Trump.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Had he made that announcement a few hours earlier, maybe Congress could have passed some sort of brief extension before jetting off.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026

Instead of jetting of for an Italian ski trip with his wife, Stephens-Manassiev found himself alone and under fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

For now, however, she's jetting back from Australia to attend Saturday's Brits - where she's also up for best artist and best dance act.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

A few times during the afternoon, Magdalys caught sight of Mapper and Sabeen jetting from roof to roof a few blocks away.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older


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