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jet

[jet] / dʒɛt /




NOUN
vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
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He previously lived in Florence, Italy, where he dabbled in opera, travelled by private jet and promoted his rum, wine and fashion brand -- "De la Espriella Style."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

At the same time, the world is projected to consume roughly 65 million barrels a day of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Low said: "Jean Bouquin's designs were extremely popular among the Saint-Tropez jet set in the 1960s – closely associated with Bardot's bohemian look and 'hippie chic'."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

"Trabzon, are you ready? See you very soon," he said in a video onboard a private jet and posted on social media.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

There were four pairs of boy and girl twins, each made of one of the sacred stones: white shell, abalone, turquoise, and jet stone.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

He even made a show of flying on European budget airlines instead of private jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

When Uber co-founder Garrett Camp started his aviation venture, Aero, in 2021, he brought elements of the ride-share company to the world of private jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Japanese jets scrambled 595 times in the year to March 31, 2026, including 366 sorties against Chinese aircraft and 214 for Russian planes.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Chinese officials do not clear the jets back into service until January 2023.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

A lamplighter scuttled along the edges of the crowd igniting the gas jets atop cast-iron poles.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

And a special guest jetted in all the way from Colombia to be there.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., Fisher even jetted back to his home in Park City, Utah, between events, before returning to the trials.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2025

Then he ran back downstairs, zipped past Grandma, who sat at the kitchen table with her feet in a bucket of steaming water—standing too long caused them to swell, she complained—and jetted outside.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

But this September, they'll take a major step up - jetting off to support Olivia Rodrigo on the first 18 arena dates of her world tour.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

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

To the outside world, Xi Jinping appears invincible, with leaders from across the globe jetting to China one after another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Milton had been jetting around during the two weeks, checking on his Hercules franchises, but on the Friday preceding the appointment he flew back to New York.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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