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Astronomers have long known that the central black hole in Mrk 501 produces an intense jet of particles that shoots into space at nearly the speed of light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The average monthly spot price of jet fuel has risen 91% since February to around $4.50 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The previously known jet is aimed toward Earth, making it appear exceptionally bright and relatively easy to observe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Typically in autumn the jet stream would be a regular visitor to the skies above the UK, steering wet and windy weather towards us.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

A huge jet plane, like the kind you flew to other cities in, was coming down the canyon right toward them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Last week, Croatia and Germany both scrambled fighter jets after a commercial flight from the Greek holiday island of Corfu to the German city of Nuremberg accidentally sent out a hijacking alert.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

During this delayed phase, jets appear when the black hole's feeding rate falls to approximately 2% of its Eddington limit.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Taiwanese fighter jets and two Chinook helicopters carrying giant Taiwan flags flew over the capital ahead of Lai's wide-ranging speech, which also covered housing pressure and the declining population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Noem was summoned before Congress over those scandals and others, including her alleged misuse of government funds on television advertisements and private luxury jets.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Women weren't allowed to fly military jets or be pilots for the military in 1962.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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

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

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

While the water swirled and jetted around him, he wondered how he might somehow be able to dump Levy' Pants in the lap of some poor buyer.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

Inverness Caley Thistle legend Charlie Christie - the father of Scotland star Ryan - will also be jetting out to the US with his family.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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

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

A few times during the afternoon, Magdalys caught sight of Mapper and Sabeen jetting from roof to roof a few blocks away.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older