airborne
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After a prolonged wait to charge a drained battery, the aircraft took another 10 minutes to get airborne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
When heat and sunlight react with airborne emissions from wildfires, vehicles and industry, they create ground-level ozone pollution, which can damage lung tissue, cause breathing problems, trigger asthma attacks and lead to other health issues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Terpenes such as pinene from pine trees, for example, can participate in reactions that generate tiny airborne particles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Kay said the van, however, does have a direct line to air traffic control, but "by the time that conversation has happened, the jet is already airborne".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In a flash it’s airborne, then in my hand, and his face has broken into five million pieces of happiness.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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