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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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Yet her latest documentary, debuting on Netflix Wednesday, is “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” which portrays the airplane maker’s continuing malfeasance as not just greedy but malevolent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

That you don’t want to be accepting fancy pens or, like, gorgeous gold earrings or an airplane, which wasn’t invented yet.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

"Whenever I looked at the sky I imagined myself flying an airplane and seeing the world from above. I wanted to fly freely and experience a world without limits," she said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The FAA review found the president’s airplane was as close as 1.06 miles laterally and 300 feet vertically from the American regional jet, according to the agency document.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Dad bought me a model airplane from the gift shop, a real A-10 Thunderbolt.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Jobs for engineers and technicians building rockets, airplanes and weapons have drawn families from afar.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

The total company backlog, which rose to a record $715 billion, included over 6,200 commercial airplanes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The infants were probably exposed to measles “during international travel, whether in airports, airplanes or otherwise while abroad,” the state Department of Public Health told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“We’ll be doing the modifications of the airplanes that are already built,” the Boeing CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I imagine airplanes that argue with their pilots, drinks that change the color of your skin, and aliens who study human beings in science labs—all when I’m supposed to be doing something else.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins




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