plane
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Three smaller military jets were nearby and was impossible to tell which plane Clinton had actually boarded.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The crew brought the plane to a stop about a kilometre from the other aircraft, which had also been cleared to taxi across the runway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s often more efficient than a plane ride, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“When we started filming he said, ‘There’s nothing on this planet that will get me on a plane again,’ so we couldn’t believe it when he finally did,” Krook says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They also maintained the underground route through which downed Allied plane crews reached the North Sea coast.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Dale Hipkiss, from NH, said the top layer of the road surface had been planed away because of extensive damage caused by the spilled fuel.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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
Firefighters planed to use bulldozers to create fire lines protecting Wawona, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
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
Removal of the Cranach paintings’ cradles at some unknown date in history required a process of scraping and planing the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
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
The proportion of businesses planing to raise prices fell five points to 49%.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022
On a wet morning in late October, the sound of electrical sanders whirring and the steady thunks of a craftsman planing a chair leg echoed through one of Century Furniture’s cavernous warehouses.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
“They’ve put a planing mill on the eddy,” said Henry.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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