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[pleyn] / pleɪn /






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Barker fell in love with and married Kourtney Kardashian, took up running as therapy and even managed to get back onto a plane.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But Cheney stealthily switched to a C-17 transport plane, which then traveled to Bahrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The cost of plane tickets has soared over the past year, but consumer demand has yet to slow down during this summer travel season.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

When electrons are restricted to a two-dimensional plane and interact strongly enough, they can begin behaving very differently from ordinary electrons.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

There wasn’t even a message scrolling across the LCD sign behind the counter to indicate that the plane had arrived or where it’d come from.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

On Monday, planned engineering work in the West Midlands will further impact the "very limited" service planed between 08:00 and 18:00 BST, meaning some journeys will take longer.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2025

Lee, with her sharply planed and expressive features, capable of shifting from wonderment to skepticism in a heartbeat, suggests the learned assurance of someone very comfortable with change.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

Every time we managed to summit a dune, following a sand ridge perfectly planed by the wind and sinking with each step, another beckoned us ahead.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2023

In the past few days, we slurped frilly Shanxi planed noodles in this spicy sesame chile oil number.

From Washington Post Jan. 19, 2023

He settled on the inner ash wood sill, leaning against the door jamb—cypress timber the skilled carpenter planed years ago and set up with a plumbline.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

They also offer bespoke milling and planing services, ideal for those who have to chop down a favorite childhood tree, but aren’t quite ready to let go.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2023

Lepore plans to work with a blind artist in the future, and the institute is planing an art gallery for the blind and visually impaired, featuring artists and guest curators.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2023

The process typically involves painstakingly planing the organisms off the boat, before processing waste through a complex filtration system.

From New York Times Jan. 2, 2023

"We understand that the terrorists are planing new strikes. We know this for a fact," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.

From Reuters Nov. 27, 2022

Then with a planing tool, he carefully smoothed away the surface of the design so that the colored clay was completely level with the body of the vase itself.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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