airborne

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The Pentagon is testing a variety of technologies for spotting airborne objects from space, but military officials last year said that it might take until 2030 to field a working system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, he stressed that he did not expect Ebola to spread worldwide because the virus is not airborne, unlike coronavirus.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Fertilizers, vehicle emissions, and industrial activities release reactive nitrogen into the air, much of which eventually returns to the ground through rain, snow, or airborne particles.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Or had it been airborne, drifting down as fallout on the surface of the creek?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson