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jet

[jet] / dʒɛt /




NOUN
vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
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The equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people has vanished.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The airframe of a jet fighter like an F-35 is mostly constructed from composites, aluminum, and titanium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

On Thursday, the White House posted an AI-generated picture of a Blue Angel jet over a beach with people calmly looking skyward with the caption “It’s okay to love America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The jet stream has meandered well to the north of the UK, allowing high pressure to build and warm air to drift in from south.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Leaves rustling in the wind are about 10 decibels; a jet engine is about 120 decibels.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The leak was from GKN Aerospace facilities that makes canopies for F-35 fighter jets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Two days after the Summer of Ludd ended, private jets and helicopters descended on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to herald the start of the Allen & Co.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

But detectives say Hassan's defence team later submitted photos and videos that showed him on private jets and at US tour dates.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

It is unclear which if any of those measures are on the Qatari plane, although it lacks some of the specialized external equipment fairings that are visible on the older jets.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Before anyone could say anything else, fighter jets started flying out of Zeke’s knee.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

As they jetted away from San Francisco International Airport later that night, he said, “I guess I’m not a Beatle anymore.”

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Usually, Boro's players would have jetted off on holiday.

From BBC May 19, 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

US President Donald Trump jetted into Malaysia on Sunday to oversee the signing of a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire pact, after deadly cross-border clashes between the countries flared this summer.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

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

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

For many travelers on a budget, Spirit, like fellow discounter and one-time merger partner Frontier, was the difference between jetting off on vacation or staying closer to home.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve Smith jetting in as cover.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

Think of Andrey Arshavin jetting into a snow-bound London in 2008 to sign for Arsenal.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

And yet, I can still imagine jetting across the ocean with Mom by my side.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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