piloted
Example Sentences
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For 19 years, he piloted the U.S. economy through global upheaval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
His wife, Pamela Helfrich, told NBC Los Angeles that she’s unsure if he piloted the flight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
He drove a sports car and piloted his own plane, which he once famously flew so low over the house of the school’s president that the machine’s wheels made a racket rolling over the roof.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
