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airborne

[air-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /


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Lift is the aerodynamic force that helps keep a bird airborne.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Army deployed airborne soldiers for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The release includes incidents dating back to 1952, including footage filmed near Tremonton, Utah, by US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who reported seeing and filming a group of bright airborne objects.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But in the meantime, the plant formerly known as Ilva has been ordered to shut off its blast furnaces by October 28 due to the presence of asbestos and illegal levels of fine airborne particles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

For an instant, glue sticks, scissors, and construction paper are airborne, hanging like a cloud over the library.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman


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